Art Therapy To Combat Depression Among Cancer Patients

GUWAHATI: The Department of Palliative Medicine at Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) organized a program “Expressive Art Therapy” in association with ARTSCAPE, Mumbai on February 28, 2019. The program was conducted in the auditorium of the Institute for the benefit of Cancer patients and relatives. Altogether 70 cancer patients and their attendants participated in the program. ARTSCAPE in association with Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute recognizes the dire need to intervene in this area through its care for Cancer patients. The program was conducted to provide a platform to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers to engage and express their emotions, help them relax and enable them to attain a state of mental well being under any given circumstance through Expressive Art Therapy, further stated Dr Bhagabati.

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