Art as a Therapy During Uneasy Time

We are all going through this turbulent time where the only stable thing is a change. We are anxiously looking for stability. We wish we could have a crystal ball but we don’t. However, we have an art. Something that can be done all on our own and keep us above the water. It also develops our creative skills and has other benefits proven by scientists.

The World Health Organization’s Regional Office of Europe dove deep into the art world. In a new report, it channeled its considerable power and resources towards investigating whether art really could be a powerful form of medicine — ultimately suggesting art can be therapeutic, and boosting its credibility in the process.

Art therapy isn’t a new field. The journal Art Therapy for instance, has been around since 1969. But it’s taken fifty years for the idea that art could be used as medicine to catch the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO). This report demonstrates that a leading global health power has finally taken notice.

Over the years, scientists have looked at art as a way to keep people mentally and physically healthy. In this report, WHO reviewed the results of over 900 art therapy-related studies, and noted that all together, art really does influence mental and physical health.

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