"Art Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of art as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.
| Descriptor ID |
D001155
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.888.124 E02.760.169.063.500.100 E02.831.100 F04.754.070
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| Concept/Terms |
Art Therapy- Art Therapy
- Therapy, Art
- Art Therapies
- Therapies, Art
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Art Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Sisonke Ntwana: Describing the mechanisms of change of an arts-based intervention for pregnant and parenting adolescents experiencing violence and poor mental health in South Africa. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Mar; 161:107248.
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Trauma-informed art and play therapy: Pilot study outcomes for children and mothers in domestic violence shelters in the United States and South Africa. Child Abuse Negl. 2020 09; 107:104564.