Demonstrating the benefits of creative expression for patients living with acute or chronic illness, this volume provides a complete, practical introduction to medical art therapy. It presents evidence-based strategies for helping people of all ages-from young children to older adults-cope with physical and cognitive symptoms, reduce stress, and improve their quality of life. Detailed case material and approximately 100 drawings and other artwork illustrate ways to work with individuals and groups with specific health conditions and challenges, as well as their family members. Contributors are experienced art therapists who combine essential background knowledge with in-depth clinical guidance.

Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC, is an art therapist, expressive arts therapist, and clinical mental health counselor, as well as a recognized authority on art therapy with children, adults, and families. She is on the faculty of Lesley University and is a visiting professor to universities in the United States and internationally. She is also founder of the Trauma-Informed Practices Institute and President of Art Therapy Without Borders. The only person to have received all three of the American Art Therapy Association\u2019s highest honors--Distinguished Service Award, Clinician Award, and Honorary Life Member Award--Dr. Malchiodi has also received honors from the Kennedy Center and Very Special Arts in Washington, DC. She has published numerous books, articles, and chapters, and has given more than 350 presentations on art therapy.

Introduction to Art Therapy in Health Care Settings, Cathy A. Malchiodi I. Art Therapy with Child and Adolescent Patients 1. Adaptive Art Therapy with Children Who Have Physical Challenges and Chronic Medical Issues, Pamela Ullmann 2. Understanding Children’s Drawings in Medical Settings, Margaret Carpenter Arnett and Cathy A. Malchiodi 3. Art Therapy and Child Life: An Integrated Approach to Psychosocial Care with Pediatric Oncology Patients, Cathy A. Malchiodi and Ellen Goldring 4. Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents Who Have Epilepsy, Janice Havlena and Carl E. Stafstrom 5. Art Therapy with Children Who Have Asthma: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Anya Beebe 6. Expressive Arts with Grieving Children, Rebekah Near 7. Digital Art Therapy with Hospitalized Children, Cathy A. Malchiodi and Emily R. Johnson II. Art Therapy with Adult Patients 8. Art Therapy as a Form of Visual Narrative in Oncology Care, Jill V. McNutt 9. Using Imagery to Address Physical and Psychological Trauma, Ephrat Huss and Orly Sarid 10. Expressive Arts and Breast Cancer: Restoring Femininity, Fiona Chang 11. Healing across Cultures: Arts in Health Care with American Indian and Alaska Native Cancer Survivors, Elizabeth Warson 12. In Body and Soul: Art Therapy with Socially Excluded People Living with HIV and AIDS, Marta Tagarro and Susana Catarino 13. Art Therapy with HIV-Positive/AIDS Patients, Luis Formaiano 14. Art Therapy and Hemodialysis: Coping Creatively with Kidney Failure, Rachel C. Schreibman 15. Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy with People Who Have Chronic Illnesses, Laury Rappaport 16. Art Therapy and Medical Rehabilitation with Adults, Marcia Weisbrot 17. Art Therapy, Creative Apperception, and Rehabilitation from Traumatic Brain Injury: Incorporating Measurable Outcomes, Margaret M. McGuinness and Kathy J. Schnur 18. Art Therapy with Patients Who Have Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Angel C. Duncan III. Art Therapy with Groups and Families 19. An Open Art Studio Model, Jill V. McNutt 20. Young Adult Bereavement Art Group, Hannah K. Hunter, Donald Lewis, and Catherine Donovan 21. Bringing the Family into Medical Art Therapy, Elizabeth Sanders Martin 22. Beyond the Patient: Art and Creativity for Staff, Management, Executives, and Organizational Change, Deborah Koff-Chapin IV. Professional Issues in Art Therapy and Health Care 23. Patient Art Exhibitions in Health Care Settings, Emily R. Johnson 24. Art Therapy Interventions with Clinical Supervision Groups in a Pediatric Health Care Setting, Shari L. Racut 25. Physiological Measures in Evidence-Based Art Therapy Research, Elizabeth Warson and John Lorance Appendix: Ethical Standards Cultural Considerations for Art Therapy in Health Care Settings Art Materials and Medical Settings: Safety and Infection Control Resources