Psychotherapy, Literature and the Visual and Performing Arts

1. Introduction: Psychotherapy and the Arts: A Practitioner's Guide; Bruce Kirkcaldy. Part 1: Literature and narrative therapy. 2. Edvard Munch as psychotherapist: a picture is worth a thousand words; Arnold Weinstein. 3. Stories, Parables and Metaphors: Application in Langerian Mindfulness; Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi & Ellen Langer. 4. Wounded Healers and the Impact of Literature, Drama and Film on Mental Health Treatment; Bruce Kirkcaldy & Ahmed Hankir. 5. Film and Mental Health; Dinesh Bhugra, Antonio Ventriglio & Gurvinder Kalra. Part 2: Theater and Dance Perspectives. 6. A new theory of emotions and theatre; Jeff Zinn. 7. Benefits of theatrical improvisation in the training of psychotherapists; Daniel J. Wiener. 8. The Dance of Presence: Mindfulness and Movement; Shauna Shapiro & Sarah de Sousa. Part 3: Visual Arts and Painting. 9. Making Space: Experiences Developing a Contemplative Art Program to Introduce Mindfulness to Non-Meditators; Christine Korol & Kim Sogge. 10. Substance abuse treatment: Therapeutic applications of art; Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou & Marina Dalla.- Part 4: Music and Performing Arts. 11. Endeavours to quieten the "savage breast": Therapeutic applications of music; Glenn Wilson. 12. Psychological Oddities among Performing Artists; Vincent Egan, Tony Beech & Lawrence Burrow. 13. Emotional Intelligence, Personality Disorders and the Performing Arts; Adrian Furnham.