TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tischler,Victoria
TI  - Mental health, psychiatry and the arts : : a teaching handbook 
SN  - 9781138031166 (ebook)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Radcliffe Publishing
KW  - Mental health personnel
KW  - Training of
KW  - Psychiatry
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Arts in education
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Medicine: general issues
KW  - thema
KW  - Psychotherapy
KW  - Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)
KW  - Psychology
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781846193736; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Unique teaching manual for healthcare students, teachers and professionals wishing to explore and apply the arts in mental health practice; 'Medicine and psychiatry, both based on science, require the art of caring, using the principles of art in learning and teaching. Sitting with a patient, making sense of their distress, being empathetic in understanding both the symptoms and the person and alleviating suffering needs a human touch. For that, doctors need the soul of an artist and must be aware of the value that arts have for society and the individual.' - from the Foreword by Dinesh Bhugra This comprehensive book explores how visual art, cinema, music, poetry, literature and drama can inform the teaching and practice of psychiatrists and mental health professionals. Edited and written by a team of expert practitioners, teachers and researchers, including both clinicians and users of mental health services, this comprehensive book will provide valuable insights for undergraduate and postgraduate educators with teaching reponsibilities in psychiatry and mental health. Students of the medical humanities, art, music and drama therapists, and educators in occupational therapy and psychology will also find this a valuable and insightful handbook. 'The authors of this wonderful handbook provide a convincing argument that the arts are good for what ails us. They have each used a preferred artistic medium to deepen personal reflection and to enhance their own creativity as physicians , teachers and therapists. Their models are clear, their suggestions practical, but none of the approaches you'll find here is reductive or simplistic. Try some of the reflective exercises and teaching strategies. You will be sure to rediscover something you have always cherished about the art of healing.' - from the Foreword by Allan D Peterkin
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