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Department of Medicine Launches USC\u2019s First Art Therapy Institute<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Cancer patient Glenn Carpenter never thought of himself as an artist. But his widow recalls that when he picked up a paintbrush during his first art therapy session at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, his face lit up. With what little strength he had, he drew an abstract painting connected to his love of golf. Art allowed him to reconnect to a hobby he could no longer play and provided a respite from the draining side effects of chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreating art was the best part of Carpenter\u2019s day,\u201d said Jacek Pinski, MD<\/a>, who served as Carpenter\u2019s oncologist. Dr. Pinski is the founder of the new Institute of Arts in Medicine (IAM) at USC, where art heals patients\u2019 souls alongside cutting-edge medical treatments.<\/p>\n

IAM, which celebrated its official launch in March, has three goals: to offer patients the opportunity to participate in the expressive arts in a variety of settings, including outpatient, inpatient, individual and group sessions; to conduct research that explores the benefits of art therapy and other creative modalities through clinical trials; and to develop educational programs in art therapy for USC students.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch is very important because we want to validate creative interventions in the care of patients,\u201d said Dr. Pinski. \u201cAt USC, we have the infrastructure to conduct clinical trials to study this form of intervention and measure outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Pinski is joined by Paige Asawa, Ph.D., LMFT, ATR-BC, who serves as the Clinical and Academic Education Director for IAM. \u201cMany patients diagnosed with cancer are experiencing psychological components they may have never experienced in their lives,\u201d said Dr. Asawa. \u201cArt therapy helps the patient access what\u2019s happening within them that they don\u2019t have the words to describe. We want to show that by using these treatments, we\u2019re helping people heal both physically and psychologically through the art process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no question that certain medical procedures and chemotherapy are associated with stress,\u201d said Dr. Pinski, adding to Dr. Asawa\u2019s statement. \u201cStress is correlated with the immune system. The immune system plays a critical role in keeping cancer under control.\u201d<\/p>\n

IAM is developing research studies to track patient responses to cutting-edge, arts-based care services. These include virtual reality studies aiming to decrease anxiety and pain perception during uncomfortable procedures. These include bone marrow biopsy and prostate biopsy. While wearing a VR headset, patients may select from a menu of immersive musical and visual environments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will measure anxiety levels, depression levels, and stress hormone levels in patients receiving virtual reality, expressive arts therapy, humor therapy or meditation through guided imagery, and compare those patients to a non-intervention, control group,\u201d Dr. Pinski said of another study, focused on hospitalized inpatients receiving chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

Moving forward, IAM plans to extend its expressive arts therapy services to other patient populations, such as patients with Alzheimer\u2019s, as well as to physicians and medical staff at risk of burnout. IAM is also establishing graduate and post-graduate professional and doctoral programs in art therapy; developing internship opportunities for undergraduate art students to interact with patients; and creating wellness events for Keck School faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that merging art with medicine would benefit patients,\u201d said Dr. Pinski. \u201cTo be successful in science, you have to be a little creative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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