TY - BOOK AU - Hamel,Johanne TI - Somatic art therapy: alleviating pain and trauma through art SN - 9780367903237 AV - RB127 .H328 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Pain KW - Treatment KW - Art therapy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-169) and indexes; 1. Somatic Art Therapy 2. Chronic Pain 3. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 4. Art Therapy for PTSD and Chronic Pain 5. Trauma Treatment in Art Therapy: 8 Techniques 6. Dissociative Processes in PTSD 7. Hypotheses about Art Therapy Efficiency 8. Somatic Art Therapy Intervention Methods for Chronic Pain 9. Four-quadrants Method Case Studies 10. The Importance of Developing Somatic Art Therapy Research 11. Appendices N2 - "This book focuses on somatic art therapy for treating acute or chronic pain, especially resulting from physical and/or psychological trauma. It discusses the role of the psyche in physical healing and encourages combining of traditional medicine and holistic perspectives in treatment. Translated from the French text, this volume provides case studies and examples from the author's art psychotherapy practice of 40 years, including the four-quadrants method. Chapters review the current treatments for chronic pain and PTSD and focus on art therapeutic methods to treat those conditions, such as art therapy protocols for PTSD. The book exposes the underlying rational of somatic art therapy, covering art therapy effectiveness, Levine's somatic dissociation, van der Kolk's somatic memory, and Scaer's procedural memory concepts. Also featured are chapter contributions from art therapists Sophie Boudrias, Mylene Piche, and Dr. Patcharin Sughondhabirom. By providing a unique, clear and concise synthesis of available art therapy methods this text will appeal both to the general and professional public, including professional art therapists, psychotherapists, helping relation professionals, and medical practitioners"-- ER -