Art Therapy

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Introduction

Creative Therapy by Jacob Lawrence (1949)
Creative Therapy by Jacob Lawrence (1949)

This research guide is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students studying art therapy.

This guide focuses on general reference books, journals, and online resources available at the FSU Libraries. It also includes relevant Library of Congress classifications and subject headings to help researchers locate additional materials.



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Finding Articles

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Databases and Indexes

Art Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984. Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
  • ARTbibliographies Modern (1969-present) STROZIER Reference Z5935.A7
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, dissertations and exhibition catalogs. It covers a wide variety of types of art, including ceramics, video art, body art, and installation works.
A multidisciplinary database indexing more than 1,100 arts and humanities journals as well as relevant references from over 6,800 science and social sciences periodicals.
An indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. ASSIA currently contains over 375,000 records from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.
This is the world’s most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 337 of the 3,024 journals indexed in CIHAHL. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters.
  • ERIC (1966-present)
U.S Department of Education sponsored index to 300+ education journals, unpublished documents, books, conference papers, research reports, grant proposals, and hard-to-locate research.
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc.
A database of the back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The gap between the most recently published issue of any journal and the date of the most recent issue available in JSTOR is from 2 to 5 years.
Covers all areas of medicine, including clinical medicine, experimental medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and much more. For 1965-present coverage, use MEDLINE (FirstSearch) database.
Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full text from over 1300 periodicals from H.W. Wilson General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts, and many other Wilson databases. Coverage is from 1994- present. Indexing begins in 1982, abstracts in 1984, and full-text coverage in 1994. Each database has its own start dates for indexing, abstracting, and full text; start dates for full-text rights to individual journals vary within a database.
Covers journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
The electronic full text version of approximately 650 traditional research journals published by Elsevier and Academic Press. These journals are primarily in the scientific, technical, and medical disciplines.
A multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. Includes cited reference searching.
Covers some 350 core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.
Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
An electronic journal service with over 410 full text electronic journals published by Springer. The journals are searchable and browsable by author, title, topic or individual issue.
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Journals

Links to electronic versions are provided if available.

  • Art Therapy DIRAC SCIENCE 610.5 A784
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Finding Books & Media

Books and media resources about art therapy can be found in two main ways: by searching the online FSU Library Catalog and by browsing the aisles at Strozier and Dirac libraries.

When searching the online catalog, a basic search will let you search by keyword, title, author, subject or call number. An advanced search will let you search by a combination of these fields, as well as by format, language, location, and date. Searching by the subject headings listed below may also be helpful.

When browsing the aisles, the majority of books on art therapy will be on the first floor of Dirac Science Library. The Library of Congress classifications listed below may be helpful when browsing the aisles.

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Library of Congress Classifications

The following Library of Congress classifications may be useful when browsing the shelves at Strozier and Dirac libraries for additional materials on art therapy. The majority of the 'N's are on the fourth floor of Strozier Library, and the majority of the 'RC's are on the first floor of Dirac Science Library. Additional materials (such as government documents, micromaterials, and media) may be found on the ground floor of Strozier.

  • N --- Fine Arts
  • NX 280-410 --- Arts in general: Study and teaching, Research
  • RC 489 --- Therapeutics, Psychotherapy
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Subject Headings

The following subject headings may be useful when browsing the online FSU Library Catalog. To browse by subject heading, select Subject from the Browse Organized Lists drop-down menu, type the subject heading in the search box, then click the Go box.

  • Adolescent psychotherapy
  • Alternative medicine
  • Alternative medicine specialists
  • Art and mental illness
  • Art in hospitals
  • Art -- Psychology
  • Art therapists
  • Art therapy
  • Arts -- Therapeutic use
  • Child psychotherapy
  • Children's drawings -- Psychological aspects
  • Communication in art
  • Creation (literary, artistic, etc.) -- Therapeutic use
  • Drawing, Psychology of
  • Grief in art
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Imagery (psychology) -- Therapeutic use
  • Occupational therapy
  • Psychotherapy
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General Reference Works

When an item's location line reads STROZIER Reference, then the item is located on the first (main) floor of Strozier Library and can only be used in Strozier. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Ready Reference, then the item is located at the first (main) floor Strozier reference desk. When an item's location line reads DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Documents, then the item is located on the second (main) floor of Dirac Science Library and can only be used in Dirac.

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Encyclopedias

  • The Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia DIRAC SCIENCE Reference R733.M38 1998
  • Encyclopedia of Complementary and Alternative Medicine DIRAC SCIENCE Reference R733.N38 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice DIRAC SCIENCE Reference R733.E525 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology STROZIER Reference BF31.E54 2000
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Dictionaries

  • The Dictionary of Psychology STROZIER Reference BF31.C72 1999
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Guides

  • Library Use: Handbook for Psychology STROZIER Reference BF76.8 .R43 2003
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Bibliographies

  • Art Therapy and Group Work: An Annotated Bibliography STROZIER Reference Z6664.N5 H28 1982
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Handbooks

  • The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies DIRAC SCIENCE Library R733 .C375 1998
  • Art Therapy for Groups: A Handbook of Themes, Games, and Exercises DIRAC SCIENCE Library RC489.A7 L54 1986
  • Handbook of Art Therapy DIRAC SCIENCE Library RC489.A7 H365 2003
  • The Handbook of School Art Therapy: Introducing Art Therapy into a School System DIRAC SCIENCE Library RJ505.A7 B87 1997
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Dissertations and Theses

Covers doctoral dissertations completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last 150 years. Includes some master’s theses and foreign language dissertations. Dissertations completed since 1997 are available in fulltext.
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Catalogs

Contains over 50 million bibliographic records for books, journals, media, and other materials in libraries worldwide.
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Histories

  • Healing Arts: the History of Art Therapy DIRAC SCIENCE Library RC489.A7 H64 2001
  • A History of Art Therapy in the United States DIRAC SCIENCE Library Reserves RC 489.A7 J86 1994 Reserves
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Careers and Education

  • Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance STROZIER Reference HF5381.E52 2005
  • Peterson’s Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences STROZIER Ready Reference L 901.P445
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Websites

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Colleges and Universities

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Organizations

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Patients’ Art Websites

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Help

  • Art Liaison:

Sandra Clayton-Emmerson

Coordinator of Communications, Marketing and Publications
Florida State University Libraries
850-644-7558
sclaytonemmerson@mailer.fsu.edu

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