Literature review of art therapy-based interventions for work-related stress

Numerous interventions have been developed to address work-related stress but evidence of their efficacy is sparse. A growing interest in the impact of the arts on well-being is reflected in arts-based interventions being used to address work-related stress, but these remain poorly evidenced. This article reviews art therapy publications describing interventions to address work-related stress and aims to ascertain the current state of practice and research within this field. Publications were organised into two categories: art therapy interventions within mental and general healthcare; and art therapy interventions within palliative and oncology care, a category that comprised nearly one-half of all publications reviewed.