Essays about: "Art therapy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words Art therapy.

  1. 11. Hanging on by a thread : Confronting mental illness and manifesting love through embroidery

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Maja Bäckström; [2020]
    Keywords : embroidery; textile craft; occupational therapy; eating disorders; body image; love;

    Abstract : In this paper I investigate the emotional benefits of textile crafts in general and embroidery in particular. How can embroidery be used to express love and care for others? Can embroidery be used as a therapeutic tool? Using my own embroidery project Flower heart as a starting point, my research goes into craft as a manifestation of love, from handmade gifts in the 18th century to contemporary art, and crafting as a therapeutic medium, from rehabilitation of soldiers after WW1, to a recent study on 92 Finnish craft makers. READ MORE

  3. 12. Predicting toxicity caused by high-dose-ratebrachytherapy boost for prostate cancer

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Dalia Estefan; [2019]
    Keywords : Prostate cancer; Radiation induced toxicity; Predictive model; Combination therapy; High-dose-rate brachytherapy boost;

    Abstract : Introduction Treating localized prostate cancer with combination radiotherapy consisting ofexternal beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) has beenproven to result in better disease outcome than EBRT only. There is, however, a decreasingtrend in utilization of combination therapy, partially due to concerns for elevated toxicityrisks. READ MORE

  4. 13. Proton Arc Therapy Optimization

    University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

    Author : Cecilia Battinelli; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cancer is ranked among the leading causes of death in the world. During the last decades, the development of advanced cancer treatment software has had an increasingly important role in its treatment. To treat cancer, there are many different therapies, one of which is radiation therapy. READ MORE

  5. 14. About body-building

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)

    Author : Carola Björk; [2019]
    Keywords : existentialism; humanism; becoming; art; therapy; art therapy; psychology; philosophy; knowledge; impermanence; zen;

    Abstract : Not always so remarkable but still most important. Every day. The beautiful, small, horrible and often insignificant experiences that makes us who we are, fascinates me. You see, choose and become with no interruption. READ MORE

  6. 15. Patient Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and its Relationship to Food Insecurity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Mia Lindgren; [2017-08-10]
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    Abstract : With an expanding programme for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa and other countries following new guidelines and goals from the World Health Organization and UNAIDS, it’s as important as ever to understand the barriers that exists for this treatment to be successful. This thesis investigates how economic vulnerability in the form of food insecurity affects adherence to treatment among HIV positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy in the uMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. READ MORE