Art therapies: new therapeutic approaches

Abstract

This article addresses the history, the concept and method of the art therapy. Different approaches and purposes throughout the Phenomenology, Gestalt therapy, Psychoanalysis, cognitive and functional rehabilitation are considered from an integrative point of view, as well as the various forms of expression: drama, music, and plastic arts. Different areas of application in education, prevention, rehabilitation, therapeutic and social intervention are also indicated for individuals and groups.