Art therapy as an entry to mental health

Art therapy as an approach to mental health: Author: Maha Abdullah Al-Burikan Language: Arabic Publication date: 2020 Book format: Paperback Publisher: Arab Scientific Publishers Number of pages: 159 Book classification: Social and political sciences Description: Does a person need art to make their life more noble and beautiful? Does a person need art to vent their sorrows, emotions, and repressed psychological and emotional thoughts? And does a person need art to take it as a subject to establish relationships with others and enrich the mind? The author Maha Abdullah Al-Burikan answers these questions and others in her book "Art Therapy as an Approach to Mental Health" and does so by relying on modern art schools and psychoanalytic theories in an attempt to emphasize that therapy through art is the most important approach to mental health. In a world full of conflicts and various organic diseases, both physical and psychological, it was necessary to search for solutions and treatments that reduce the level of tensions and psychological crises and achieve personal, social, and professional harmony. From here, the author finds "... that art therapy is a helpful way to discharge the tension or repression that significantly changes personality, because expression through art sometimes represents the page on which an individual can reflect the colors of their conflicts, repressed feelings, what they failed to achieve, and the pains they suffer for various reasons; such as societal pressure or neglect and failure to recognize their needs. The therapeutic function of art is one of the five aspects of the connection between art and life from "Lalo's" perspective. The other functions are technical, perfectionist, ideal, and recording functions... Through this research, I try to give people a clear path to happiness using artistic expression as a means of venting."