by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on September 4, 2010
Edvard Munch The Scream 1893 As far as I can tell, there is no research or information on the Web (other than what has appeared in this blog) about using art therapy after a heart attack. None. Nada. What is the deal here? Vets with PTSD do art therapy. Kids with asthma benefit [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on September 3, 2010
As mentioned in previous posts, heart attacks are almost always traumatic (whether they meet the full criteria for PTSD or not). Art therapy is one way to approach the trauma in way without making it worse (which talking about the trauma can do.) The statement in the following article that “art therapy has been understudied [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on September 1, 2010
For me, one of the best metaphors for PTSD is the astronomical findings of “black holes” — they are so powerful that they suck up the light around them, so one can only infer their existence. For the most part, talk therapy is not effective with PTSD. The traumatized person much prefers to avoid talking [...]