New roles for art galleries: art-viewing as a community intervention for family carers of people with mental health problems
Journal article
Roberts, S., Camic, P. and Springham, N. 2011. New roles for art galleries: art-viewing as a community intervention for family carers of people with mental health problems. Arts & Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. 3 (2), pp. 146-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2011.561360
Authors | Roberts, S., Camic, P. and Springham, N. |
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Abstract | Objective: This study aimed to understand the psychological and social aspects of how art-viewing, in a public art gallery, could be used as an activity to support family carers of people with mental health problems. Methods: Using grounded theory methodology, interviews from eight carer-participants and two facilitator-participants were analysed, along with podcasts created from audio-recordings of the gallery sessions. Results: Art-viewing was conceptualised as an experience that engaged carers on emotional, aesthetic and educational levels. Psychological processes such as mentalising, reflexivity and externalising were identified in the responses stimulated by art-viewing. Conclusions: The findings suggest that art-viewing in a group within a gallery setting has the potential to be used more widely as a community-based, low-cost and nonclinical activity to provide social and psychological support for carers of people with mental-health problems. |
Year | 2011 |
Journal | Arts & Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice |
Journal citation | 3 (2), pp. 146-159 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1753-3015 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2011.561360 |
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2011 | |
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Deposited | 09 Feb 2012 |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/86817/new-roles-for-art-galleries-art-viewing-as-a-community-intervention-for-family-carers-of-people-with-mental-health-problems
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