ERIC Number: EJ1191390
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-1656
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Art Therapy with Women with Infertility: A Mixed-Methods Multiple Case Study
Streeter, Kaitlyn; Deaver, Sarah
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v35 n2 p60-67 2018
This multiple case study investigated the impact of art therapy treatment on depressive symptoms in women diagnosed with infertility. A mixed-methods study design was implemented in which 13 participants each engaged in 6 individual art therapy sessions. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was administered before and after the 6 sessions, and each participant engaged in a postintervention interview about her experience in art therapy. The pretest and posttest data from the BDI--II were compared and the qualitative interviews were analyzed to gain further insight into the full experience. Following the intervention, the levels of depression among the participants decreased significantly. Themes that emerged from the qualitative data described in depth participants' experiences with infertility and with art therapy.
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Females, Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Anxiety, Stress Variables, Psychological Patterns, Coping, Pregnancy, Pretests Posttests, Grief, Barriers, Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia (Norfolk); Virginia; Virginia (Richmond)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Beck Depression Inventory
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