1. Improving Mental Wellness through
Expressive Arts Therapy based Social
Support
-Expressive Arts Therapy Literature Review
iDASH internship symposium
Aug 05, 2016
12016 summer internship program funded by NIH U54HL108460

2. Project Team
» Mentor: Jina Huh, PhD
» Ella Qiongyu Meng
• 2nd year masters student from University of Michigan,
majoring in Health informatics.
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3. Objective
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Expressive
Arts Therapy
Social
Media
College
Students

4. Expressive Arts Therapy
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The expressive arts combine the visual arts,
movement, drama, music, writing and other creative
processes to foster deep personal growth and
community development.
-International Expressive Arts Therapy Association

5. Expressive Arts Therapy
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6. Beauty Spots
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7. Social Media
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8. College Students
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Research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental
Illness on mental health on college campuses shows
that:
- One in four students have a diagnosable mental illness
- 40% do not seek help
- 80% feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities
- 50% have been so anxious they struggled in school
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/top-5-mental-health-problems-facing-college-students/

9. Objective
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Expressive
Arts Therapy
Social
Media
College
Students

10. Expressive Arts Therapy Literature Review
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11. 14 Queries/ Keyword Combinations
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“art therapy” AND “college counseling” “Journal of College Student Psychotherapy” AND
“college counseling”
“art therapy” AND “higher education” “The Arts in Psychotherapy” AND “college counseling”
“art therapy” AND “higher education counseling” “Journal of College Counseling” AND “art therapy”
“art therapy” AND “group counseling” AND
“students”
［Publication］Journal of College Student
Psychotherapy
"art" OR "expressive"
“art therapy” AND “group counseling” AND “college” ［Publication］The Arts in Psychotherapy/ and Arts
and Psychotherapy
“students” OR “adolescents” OR “millennials” OR
"emerging adults"
“expressive art therapy” AND “college counseling” ［Publication］Art Therapy: Journal of the American
Art Therapy Association
“students” OR “adolescents” OR “millennials” OR
"emerging adults"
“expressive arts” AND “college counseling” ［Publication］Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
“students” OR “adolescents” OR “millennials” OR
"emerging adults"

12. Methods
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6875 records identified
through Google Scholar,
PubMed, JSTOR, and ACM

13. Methods
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6875 records identified
through Google Scholar,
PubMed, JSTOR, and ACM
1520 records screened as a
result, 256 records meet the
inclusion and exclusion
criteria
Inclusion criteria:
1. Any kinds of expressive arts
therapy
2. Expressive arts therapy is
used/tested among children,
adolescents, merging adults,
millennials, young adults, or
college students.
Exclusion criteria:
1. Thesis or books
2. Not written in English
3. Expressive arts therapy is not
used as an intervention
Relevant
results
n >=1
Relevant
result
n = 0
Relevant
results
n >=1
Relevant
result
n = 0
Stop
Based on Google Scholar
ranking, screened the
title and abstract of the
top/next 20 results
Screened
next 20
results

14. Methods
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6875 records identified
through Google Scholar,
PubMed, JSTOR, and ACM
1520 records screened as a
result, 256 records meet the
inclusion and exclusion
criteria
Relevant
results
n >=1
Relevant
result
n = 0
Relevant
results
n >=1
Relevant
result
n = 0
Stop
Based on Google Scholar
ranking, screened the
title and abstract of the
top/next 20 results
Screened
next 20
results
23 duplicates removed
233 included for qualitative
synthesis
Inclusion criteria:
1. Any kinds of expressive arts
therapy
2. Expressive arts therapy is
used/tested among children,
adolescents, merging adults,
millennials, young adults, or
college students.
Exclusion criteria:
1. Thesis or books
2. Not written in English
3. Expressive arts therapy is not
used as an intervention

15. Methods
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16. Results/ Current Status
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17. Results/ Current Status
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Location 93% in the U.S.
Intervention Period 2-12 weeks
Session Period 0.5 - 3 hours
Sample Size 1-93
Study Design
50% single group
50% with control group
Outcome
86% significant difference/ improvement
14% no significant difference/no improvement
Examined 14 out of 233

18. Summary and Future Directions
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19. Project Timeline
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IRB
Application
Literature
Review
Focus Group
Interviews
Personas &
Scenarios
Design Online
Support Group
Usability Test
& Refine
Implement Online
Support Group
CAPS’ Data
Analysis
Approved
Revising

20. Acknowledgments
• Mentor: Jina Huh, PhD
• Collaborators: Hyeoneui Kim, PhD, UCSD
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
(Sam Park, PhD; Kevin Ramotar, PhD), and the
Expressive Arts Institute (Judith Greer Essex,
Ph.D; Wes Chester, MA)
• All Professors and staff and Interns
• iDASH and DBMI
• NIH
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