Photography as a Medium in Art-Therapeutic Processes: A Randomized Controlled Trial (N/NY-PS6140)
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Kathrin Seifert, PhD
Kathrin Seifert, PhD. I´m an art therapist working in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Bonn. My doctoral thesis was on a photo-therapeutic model of treatment for inpatients with unipolar depression supervised by Professor Wichelhaus (University of Cologne) and Professor Maier (University Hospital of Bonn) (2013). In 2017/2018, I was an Associate Professor at University of applied sciences and arts in Ottersberg at Bremen, Germany. I have published numerous publications in the field of art therapy in psychiatry, give lectures and organize symposia at international congresses. In addition to this, I exhibit my own creations.
The use of photographic medium is currently uncommon in art therapy. Particularly in the treatment of depressed patients, it was shown that excessive artistic demands could be circumvented by means of technical media and that associated blockages could be solved. At the same time, photographic medium opened up possibilities of biographical work, which is linked to everyday experiences mediated by the media.