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| ART AND MEDICINE |
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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 306 |
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Can art be used as medicine?
Rachel Hajar MD
Department of Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
| Date of Submission | 26-Dec-2021 |
| Date of Acceptance | 26-Dec-2021 |
| Date of Web Publication | 11-Feb-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rachel Hajar
Department of Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
Qatar
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_124_21
How to cite this article:
Hajar R. Can art be used as medicine?. Heart Views 2021;22:306 |
Art can be medicine. Art is a nonverbal way of telling stories. In a nonintimidating way, art therapy can help people decrease and manage emotional suffering. Emotional trauma can happen to any one of us, at any given time. No one is immune. When emotional trauma is left untreated and unresolved, it often leads to physical, psychological symptoms and poor health. There are no quick fixes, but there is help. Art therapy (often under-appreciated) is a clinical modality with medically proven benefits. Looking at visual art (paintings, drawings, and sculptures), listening to music, and attending plays and theatrical performances have proven health benefits. Expressive art such as expressive writing can help heal emotional wounds. Creative activities can relieve stress, aid communication, and help arrest cognitive decline.
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