内容简介：
In this volume, authors/editors Landgarten and Lubbers have assembled a group of practitioners to reveal the breadth and scope of adult art therapy. Drawing from work with physically and psychologically disabled adults, the first chapter, "A Philosophy for Clinical Art Therapy", presents a paradigm of six existential sources of anxiety and integrates them into the art therapy process. "Suicide as an Abortive Life Stage of Development" explores the relevance of adult art developmental theories of identity crisis and transitions to the study of suicide. "Art Psychotherapy - An Approach to Borderline Adults" presents a synthesized theory of borderline psychopathology along with implications for art psychotherapy. "Treatment of Women with Eating Disorders" describes the pioneering use of art therapy with this population. "Mothers of Incestuously Abused Children in Group Art Therapy" examines the catalytic effect of art directives in group work. "Art Therapy with AIDS Patients" explains the use of contrasting art tasks in helping patients to vent their intense emotional pain and to explore day-to-day coping methods and sources of life-extending support. "Termination - Theory and Practice" offers a concrete review of the factors that influence the last phase of treatment and explains the progression of body imagery drawings as analogous to emotional growth.