Clinical Application of the "Scribble Technique" with Adults in an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital.

Hanes, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ513093

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Publication Date: 1995

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Clinical Application of the "Scribble Technique" with Adults in an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital.

Hanes, Michael J.

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v12 n2 p111-17 1995

The "scribble technique," described by Florence Cane's book, "The Artist in Each of Us" (1983), has historically been employed by art therapists as a technique to reduce inhibitions and liberate spontaneous imagery from the unconscious. Reviews the technique and presents examples produced by adult patients in an acute inpatient psychiatric ward. (JPS)

Descriptors: Adults, Art Therapy, Creative Expression, Freehand Drawing, Higher Education, Mental Disorders, Psychiatric Hospitals, Therapeutic Recreation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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