""While they're very good at solving problems in a rational way, they can be less well practised at processing feelings. And due to the nature of their jobs, there are a lot of intense and difficult situations they'll be dealing with every day. Using the art therapy method helps people to communicate with colleagues in a very different way and to share feelings that might otherwise be difficult to express.""
""Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust worked with 129 doctors, nurses and other health professional from London hospitals to study the effects of group art therapy sessions. They found that those who took part in the sessions reported \"much lower emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, and less stress, anxiety and depression\". Art therapy has since been rolled out across five hospitals in London - with researchers saying it could be used to help tackle burnout in other professions too.""
129 doctors, nurses and other health professionals from London hospitals participated in a controlled trial of group art therapy. Half attended weekly group art therapy sessions for six sessions while the other half were on a waitlist. Participants who attended reported much lower emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, and less stress, anxiety and depression, and those who did not felt about twice as burnt out. Benefits persisted for at least three months after therapy ended. Sessions were led by trained psychological professionals to safely process difficult emotional material and encouraged nonverbal communication and emotional sharing among colleagues.
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