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KMID : 0608420100230020143
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
2010 Volume.23 No. 2 p.143 ~ p.150
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A Clinical Study of Art Therapy for Children Who Witnessed a Tragic Accident
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Kim Sun-Hyun
Chang Young-Yoon
Kim Bung-Nyun
Kwon Bok-Ja
Jang Eun-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aims to examine what can be seen in children’s paintings, their common characteristics, and what role art therapy plays in diagnosing the post-traumatic stress disorder in children who experienced trauma, through an art therapy program among elementary school students that witnessed the death of parents from a fire drill accident.
Methods: A program of three times of art therapy was progressed among 34 children who witnessed a fire accident. Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) was used for comparative analysis of art therapy results.
Results and Conclusion: First, children who had the possibility to develop post-traumatic stress disorder were found through art therapy. Second, an opportunity to express themselves were given to children who refused psychological tests or treatment through art therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, Art therapy, Tragic accident
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