What type of study is this?

This is a Case Report study (also classified as: Observational).

September 10, 2025

Empowering clinicians to use ‘arts in health’ interventions in perinatal mental healthcare: case study of a drawing group

Key Points

Creative practice in perinatal mental healthcare can enhance clinician-patient relationships, fostering safety.
The drawing group model promotes emotional support and connection, reducing hierarchical barriers in treatment.
Theoretical foundations include evolutionary and biopsychosocial perspectives that underpin the benefits of creative interventions.
Arts-based interventions suggest a shift towards holistic care, focusing on meaning-making beyond traditional symptom management.

Abstract

SUMMARY This article reflects on a collaborative drawing group in a mother and baby unit, exploring the clinical value of arts-based interventions in perinatal psychiatry. Grounded in an evolutionary and biopsychosocial theory, it highlights how creative practice can reduce hierarchy, support emotion regulation and foster relational safety. A practical group model is described, encouraging clinicians to draw on their own creative skills to enrich care, build connection and hold space for meaning beyond symptom management.

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Cite This Study

Hafes et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c23d54b1d3bfb60eff66 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2025.10126

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