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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788132403321

Titolo

Art therapy with neurological conditions / / edited by Sally Weston and Marian Liebmann ; foreword by Jackie Ashley ; contributors, Elizabeth Ashby [and fourteen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

615.85156

Soggetti

Art therapy

Nervous system - Diseases - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

By creating a therapeutic outlet for self-expression and processing trauma, art therapy can play a powerful role in assisting people with a brain injury or neurological condition to adjust to living with altered abilities and ways of thinking. Bringing together a wealth of expertise from specialists working with a range of conditions including epilepsy, dementia, acquired brain injury, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis, this book describes both the effects of the conditions and the ways in which art therapy has helped in the rehabilitation process. The book includes work with groups