Institute for Therapy through the Arts
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The Institute for Therapy through the Arts has worked at a residential drug rehabilitation facility on Chicago’s Southwest side since 2005. ITA therapists work on a special unit at this […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: addiction, substance -related and addictive disorders, substance abuse
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Definitions of Depressive Disorders: From the DSM-5: Depressive disorder includes disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, major depressive disorder (including major depressive episode), persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), premenstrual dysphoric disorder, substance/medication-induced depressive […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: depressive disorders, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, dysthymia, major depressive disorder, PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, presistent depressive disorder
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Definition of Grief: From the DSM-5: Bereavement: Intense yearning or longing for the deceased, intense sorrow and emotional pain, and preoccupation with the deceased or the circumstances of the death […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: bereavement, depression, grief, persistent complex bereavement disorder
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Family composition varies from one household to the next. Some consider their family to be made up of those individuals whom they share a home with. Others define family to […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: abuse, adults, children, family, family dynamics, family issues, relationship, siblings
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Aging is a natural process in the life cycle. When all systems are functioning and well balanced, the individual is likely to maintain a satisfying existence. Every day is filled […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: aging, Alzheimer's disease, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, creativity, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, dance movement therapy, dementia, drama therapy, elderly, fatal insomnia, frontotemporal dementia, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Huntington's disease, kuru, Lewy Bodies dementia, music therapy, old, Parkinson's disease, prion disease, vascular dementia
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Early Childhood consists of the first five years of a child’s life. During this critical time a child learns through relationships with his/her surroundings, creating the basis for all subsequent […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: ADD, adhd, anxiety, autism, depression, neglect, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, trauma
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) include all pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) within a group of developmental disabilities including Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), and Rett Syndrome. Each […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: ASD, autism spectrum disorder, early childhood, paediatric, pediatric
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All children display behaviors which can be difficult to manage at some point in time. Parents are challenged to understand why certain behaviors manifest and struggle to help a distressed […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: adhd, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, communication disorder, developmental coordination disorder, developmental disabilities, intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disability, stereotypic movement disorder, tic disorders
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A brain injury can be acquired in many ways. Most commonly known are Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) which are caused by an open or closed head injury damaging one or […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, NCD, posttraumatic amnesia, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Definition of Communication Disorder: From the DSM-5: ‘The communication disorders include language disorder, speech sound disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder, and childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering). The first three disorders are […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: childhood-onset fluency disorder, communication disorder, language disorder, pragmatic, social communication disorder, speech sound disorder