SSRScientific and Social Research2661-43322981-9946Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/ssr.v6i8.7774ArticleA Study of the Application of Creative Arts Therapy to Improve Depressionhttps://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/6/8/10.26689/ssr.v6i8.7774XianShuting2024682024-08-23This paper explores the practical application and effectiveness of an emerging psychological intervention, creative arts therapy, in combating depressive mood. In today’s society, depressed mood has become a mental health problem with wide-ranging effects in the face of increasing life pressure. Against this background, creative art therapy, such as painting, music composition, and handicraft production, as a psychotherapeutic approach that breaks through the traditional framework, is showing its unique charm in reducing depressive symptoms and improving mental health. Through in-depth analyses of a series of studies and real cases, this paper demonstrates the remarkable contribution of creative art therapy in promoting emotional recovery and improving quality of life and looks forward to its future application.

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