Kumar Vinay, Pavitra K S, Bhattacharya Rahul
Consultant Psychiatrist, Manoved Mind Hospital and Research Centre, Patna, Bihar, India.
Department of Psychiatry, BMCH, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2024 Jan;66(Suppl 2):S283-S303. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_781_23. Epub 2024 Jan 24.
This clinical practice guide traces the role of art and creativity in mental health and well-being. This is a difficult task since the evidence from research spans a wide variety of fine art forms and different aspects of creativity. Hence, we have tried to combine both evidence-based research as well as our clinical experience and practice in the field of arts in utilizing creative pursuits as a life skill and a well-being initiative. The focus of the guidelines is preventive and promotional with relevance to mental health. We also hope that this should be a beginning in encouraging psychiatrists in India to use art-based therapies in their clinical practice. This will further our knowledge of how arts can be a therapeutic intervention as well as a well-being tool. It will also build on the evidence base on how art impacts our mental health. Creativity is undeniably one of humanity's most valued traits; the capacity to produce new ideas, innovations, and art is perhaps the most striking characteristic of the human brain. "Art" has evolved, and what is art, has been redefined over human history. The domain of "art" refers to the diverse range of activities that often use imagination to express ideas and feelings. Whilst the boundaries of what constitutes art or creativity may sometimes appear esoteric, we still can identify a range of creative pursuits: visual, musical, verbal, literary, dance, or creative pursuits related to our body movements and a range of forms of newer integrated forms and those that use technology are recognized as art forms. As in most ancient traditions, in India, we have a plethora of fine art traditions many of which have a highly systematic practice around their learning. We believe this is an asset that we need to nurture and celebrate. We begin by tracing the footsteps of Indian fine arts being a mental health promotional tool in ancient India. We then proceed to describe the scope of creative pursuits for different populations and its relevance in school and child mental health. We offer suggestions as to how creative art forms can be utilized in a practical way in daily life, schools, and care of the elderly. It is to be noted that the entire focus here is the process of creativity and not the completed product or the achievement related to the same. Hence, it is relevant to each one of us and to anyone who wishes to be healthy.
本临床实践指南追溯了艺术与创造力在心理健康和幸福中的作用。这是一项艰巨的任务，因为研究证据涵盖了各种各样的美术形式和创造力的不同方面。因此，我们试图将基于证据的研究以及我们在艺术领域的临床经验和实践结合起来，将创造性追求作为一种生活技能和促进幸福的举措。本指南的重点是与心理健康相关的预防和促进。我们还希望这将成为鼓励印度精神科医生在临床实践中使用艺术疗法的开端。这将增进我们对艺术如何成为一种治疗干预手段以及促进幸福工具的认识。这也将建立在艺术如何影响我们心理健康的证据基础之上。创造力无疑是人类最有价值的特质之一；产生新想法、创新和艺术的能力可能是人类大脑最显著的特征。“艺术”已经演变，在人类历史上，什么是艺术也被重新定义。“艺术”领域指的是通常利用想象力来表达想法和感受的各种活动。虽然构成艺术或创造力的界限有时可能显得深奥，但我们仍然可以识别出一系列创造性追求：视觉、音乐、语言、文学、舞蹈，或者与我们身体动作相关的创造性追求，以及一系列新的综合形式和那些使用技术的形式都被视为艺术形式。与大多数古老传统一样，在印度，我们有大量的美术传统，其中许多在其学习方面都有高度系统的实践。我们认为这是一项我们需要培育和颂扬的财富。我们首先追溯印度美术在古代印度作为心理健康促进工具的足迹。然后我们继续描述不同人群的创造性追求范围及其在学校和儿童心理健康中的相关性。我们就如何在日常生活、学校和老年人护理中实际运用创造性艺术形式提供建议。需要注意的是，这里的整个重点是创造力的过程，而不是成品或与之相关的成就。因此，它与我们每个人以及任何希望保持健康的人都相关。
