Psychotherapy, Literature and the Visual and Performing Arts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kirkcaldy, Bruce (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture
• Subjects: Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy .; Personality.; Social psychology.; Performing arts.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Psychosocial Studies.; Performing Arts.
• Physical Description: XIX, 243 p. 5 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319754239
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75423-9

This book explores the relevance of literature and the performing and visual arts for effective clinical psychotherapy. There is a growing interest in the use of the arts in psychotherapy, in part due to an increasing awareness of the limitations in verbal communication and scepticism towards traditional forms of medical treatment. Gathering together perspectives from international practitioners this volume embraces the value of a range of mediums to psychotherapy, from film and photo-therapy to literature and narrative therapy. Based on theoretical studies, clinical expertise and experiential learning, authors offer detailed guidelines on the value of various art forms in practice. .