AUD and AT
depression, brain damage, impulsivity, anxiety
According to the American Art Therapy Association, AT facilitated by a professional art therapist can effectively support personal and relational treatment goals as well as community concerns [Since art can only function following the laws of the visual brain, patients with AUD can be trained to regulate the loss of control and impulsive urges resulting from brain damage [Regarding AT-related brain waves, Belkofer and Konopka reported a marked increase in alpha and beta activities after painting and drawing [We aimed to investigate the effect of AT on emotional (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 [MMPI-2], alcohol dependence, depression, anxiety, and impulsivity) and physical (natural killer [NK] cell count, expression of stress-associated proteins [SAP], and electroencephalography) changes in patients with AUD.