Creative arts therapies for palliative medicine

摘要

This issue of Progress in Palliative Care focuses on thencreative arts therapies and how the arts are utilized tonhelp patients and families in palliative care or hospice,nas well as those who care for and work with these individuals.nA holistic approach in medicine is utilizednwith a view to the care of the whole person whichntakes into account emotional, spiritual, psychological,nspiritual, and social needs. Creative arts therapists usenmusic, art, dance, and drama to address the needs ofnpatients within the interdisciplinary team. Therapyndegrees within specific art forms include a broadnarray of courses such as psychology and anatomy,nand in certain countries these therapists are board certified,nlicensed, or credentialed as experts in their discipline.nCreative arts therapists not only help patients,nbut also families who support their loved onesnthrough the dying process and into bereavement.