Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Art by Injured Service Members May Reveal Aspects of Trauma

Creative arts therapy can be very beneficial for survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI), because the nature of the injury often makes it difficult for patients to verbalize their thoughts and feelings.

In a new study, 370 active military service members were asked to create artistic masks as part of their TBI recovery treatment. Each mask began as a simple, blank human face that participants were encouraged to paint, cut, or add to with the objective of creating a representation of how...


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