Gussak David
Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2007 Aug;51(4):444-60. doi: 10.1177/0306624X06294137.
Major obstacles block the effectiveness of therapy in prison. Many inmates have an inherent mistrust for verbal disclosure. Rigid defenses exist for basic survival. Despite these defenses, there has been support for art therapy as a valuable tool. Unfortunately, there has been little research to measure the effectiveness of art therapy in prison. Two quantitative studies were initiated in a North Florida prison to measure the effectiveness of art therapy with inmates, specifically in decreasing depressive symptoms. This article will present a pilot and follow-up study. The methods, including the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) and the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, will be delineated. What was revealed was that although the FEATS proved more effective as a measurement tool for the pilot than for the follow-up study, ultimately, the results reflected a significant decrease in depressive symptoms in those inmates who participated in the program.
主要障碍阻碍了监狱治疗的有效性。许多囚犯对言语倾诉天生不信任。为了基本生存，他们有着顽固的防御心理。尽管存在这些防御心理，但艺术疗法作为一种有价值的工具得到了支持。不幸的是，几乎没有研究来衡量艺术疗法在监狱中的效果。在佛罗里达州北部的一所监狱开展了两项定量研究，以衡量艺术疗法对囚犯的效果，特别是在减轻抑郁症状方面。本文将呈现一项试点研究和后续研究。将详细描述所使用的方法，包括形式元素艺术疗法量表（FEATS）和贝克抑郁量表简版。研究结果显示，虽然FEATS在试点研究中作为测量工具比在后续研究中更有效，但最终结果表明，参与该项目的囚犯的抑郁症状有显著减轻。
