تشخیص فیبروزکیستیک و هنر درمانی 12

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common genetic disease affecting many children and young adults. This article will describe the physical and psychosocial impact of the illness through a description of three children seen in private practice. The author will provide a rationale for using art therapy with youngsters with CF to enhance their coping skills and to work through many of the physical and emotional issues they encounter in everyday life.

Cystic Fibrosis is the leading genetic disease affecting many children and young adults. As researchers have brought new hope and prolonged quality of life, many patients with CF now handle sophisticated treatments as outpatients. CF impacts youngsters in their everyday life, not just when they are in crisis and hospitalized. The art therapist can now meet them in schools, wellness centers, outpatient clinics or as private clients. There are enormous challenges, fears and worries that art therapy can help young people access and process. Art therapy provides important, reachable and desirable goals through the use of simple materials. Children who need creative solutions for living with a life-threatening, chronic disease can tap into the universal need to express oneself. Art therapy provides a cathartic release to emotionally charged issues. As art therapists continue to evaluate the graphic clues of their clients both in and out of hospitals, medical evaluation such as regression or remission may also become a significant contribution as investigations into the somatic components of art expression continue.