Art therapy has the potential to be the next big thing in mental health treatment. In New Zealand, where one in every six adults has been diagnosed with a common mental disorder at some point in their lives, it’s critical to think about how art might help with anxiety, sadness, and bipolar disorder symptoms. Furthermore, positive mental health boosts creativity, making the relationship between art and mental wellness mutual. Art has the incredible capacity to promote mental wellness by unleashing our creativity and building human connection.

Creating Art Reduces Stress and Isolation: Many mental health research have discovered a substantial correlation between art and stress relief. Weekly art workshops significantly lowered people’s feelings of grief and stress, according to a study conducted by Arts and Minds, a major arts and mental health charity in the UK. Art heals and increases a person’s mental wellness, especially for elderly people who live alone and are more likely to experience the negative impacts of social isolation and loneliness.

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In fact, one study by Arts and Minds found that participants in the seminars saw a 73% reduction in depression and a 71% reduction in anxiety. Furthermore, 76% of participants reported the seminars enhanced their general mental health and made them feel more socially connected and included. As a result of research like these, it’s past time for us to acknowledge how profoundly the arts may improve our mental health.

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Some Art therapy  in Miami.

• Mental Health & Art Therapy LLC, Miami, FL 33160.

             Specializes in Art Therapy and Mental Health Counseling.

• .Sharon FitzGerald Art Therapy.  Suite 104, Miami, FL 33133.

This Art Therapy session, uses art media (paints, clay, pastels) in the creative process, to reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem.

• Art Therapy South Florida,  6619 S Dixie Hwy # 180, Miami, FL 33143.

 

• Kathleen M. Corona, LCSW (6303 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126)

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Dementia patients frequently benefit from creative arts. They benefit from both passive enjoyment such as listening to music or admiring the beauty of a painting  and active participation in the arts, which helps them recollect memories and feel more engaged in life. For one reason, compared to more mundane hobbies, art, music, and dance all use different areas of the brain. Different brain chemicals are produced when this type of creative activity is fueled, literally expanding the mind to new ways of thinking. Finally, it is stated that creating art can raise a person’s self-esteem and that seeing art can increase a person’s empathy ability.

Creativity has the capacity to heal us and improve our general mental wellness on a large scale, thanks to its numerous advantages for the mind, spirit, and body.