Chinese Flower and Bird Painting
A New Form of Art Therapy for Depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16910979 |
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| Authors | Biyun Zhang (0000-0003-4784-3569), Zhang Biyun (0000-0002-7226-5329, Zhejiang University of Technology, corresponding author), Jingyao Chen (0000-0002-0749-2656, Zhejiang University of Technology), Xiaoyan Huang (0000-0003-0690-1902, Zhejiang University of Technology), Wenhao Xu (0009-0002-1835-2373, Zhejiang University of Technology) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440211002186 |
| OpenAlex | W3158719125 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
Depression is a complex psychological disorder. Although psychological counseling and traditional Western art therapy have obtained robust results in the diagnosis and treatment of depression, they are not well accepted in China due to cultural differences. Chinese flower and bird painting has been favored in China and beyond. It is of considerable significance to studying the auxiliary treatment of depression by using Chinese flower and bird painting. First of all, during observation of the painting style and works of patients with different severities of depression, such phenomena as broken strokes, roughness at the end of the painting brush, stroke discontinuity, and uneven breath are noted. These signs reflect impatience and lack of control in patients with depression. Subsequently, a three-stage Chinese flower and bird painting art therapy intervention focusing on breathing training to improve ink brush control is established, and this adjuvant art therapy was applied to 56 people with mild and moderate depression. Experimental results show that, via a 24-week Chinese flower and bird painting art therapy intervention, the observation group has a greater decline in Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) scores than the control group ( p
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| Highly cited | No |
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