Art Therapy Assessment of Coping Styles in Severe Asthmatics

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Abstract
“Art Therapy Assessment of Coping Styles in Severe Asthmatics” presents a definition of asthma as a psychophysiologic disorder, and provides an introduction to an art therapy technique designed to assess the perceptions asthmatic children have of their illness, and their coping styles. Four cases are briefly presented demonstrating how this procedure can enhance treatment and highlight psychological factors pertinent to this population. A comparison of the coping styles and grieving stages is made between terminally ill and chronically ill patients. Other issues specific to asthmatic children are identified in order to compare patients' coping styles. In conclusion, the use of art therapy is presented as a means of identifying ability to cope with illness in a pediatric asthmatic population. Art therapy can have certain advantages over more traditional therapeutic modalities in this situation.

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