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noun
a type of psychotherapy that encourages the expression of emotions through artistic activities such as painting, drawing, or sculpture; psychotherapy based on the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life-enhancing.
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Origin of art therapy
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby art therapy
art song, artsy, Artsybashev, artsy-craftsy, artsy-fartsy, art therapy, art union, Artur, artware, artwork, arty
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Medical definitions for art therapy
art therapy
n.
Psychotherapy that incorporates the production of visual art, such as painting or sculpture, in order to understand and express one's feelings.
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