OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 429-432.

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Progress on the application of painting art therapy in adolescent mental health

LU Sha, DAI Xiatong, ZHU Jinli, QIN Yang, YU Guilin   

  1. School of Medicine,Wuhan University of Science and Technology,Wuhan,Hubei 430065,China
  • Received:2024-03-19 Revised:2024-03-25 Online:2025-02-01 Published:2025-12-17
  • Contact: YU Guilin,Professor,E-mail:yuguilin46@163.com

Abstract: Adolescents are in a critical period of transition from childhood to adulthood,and their psychological characteristics are reflected in their tendency to try and seek new experiences,high vulnerability and low-risk perception,as well as a strong desire for independence and an internal pursuit of self-identity. In recent years,mental health problems among adolescent have been constantly emerging,and effective psychological intervention is crucial for maintaining their physical and mental health. Painting art therapy is a psychological therapy that uses painting as a medium,combining fun and concealment,and has been widely used both domestically and internationally. This paper mainly expounds the development history,definition,and advantages of painting art therapy at home and abroad,reviews the research progress of painting art therapy in adolescent mental health,and provide reference for the future research on painting art therapy in adolescent mental health in China.

Key words: Painting therapy, Art therapy, Adolescents, Mental health, Research progress

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