GEXTH 6421 Arts and Medicine
This course covers the application of arts therapies in medical settings. Disease epidemiology, stress-related changes to the autonomic nervous system, and neuroaesthetics are presented to guide the arts therapists in working with the medically ill. The roles and contributions of arts therapists as members of medical teams are discussed. The course includes an exploration of qualitative, quantitative, arts-based, and mixed methods research on current use of arts in medicine.