• A therapeutic technique in which art is used to express and explore emotions and to help address or heal emotional problems or traumas.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Facilitation of communication through drawings or other art forms
  Nursing Interventions Classification
  University of Iowa, 2007
• The use of art as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
• Treatment that uses the making of art and the response to art to improve one's physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Art therapy is sometimes used together with psychotherapy (talk therapy).
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Art therapy, the use of creative processes as a means of aiding one's well-being. Art therapies allow individuals to express themselves through creative means. Often the process of making art is the core of the process of art therapy: through the work, individuals can experience themselves as...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025