The Institute for Arts in Medicine at University of Southern California
The Institute for Arts in Medicine draws on the premise that the expressive arts in patient care has the potential to reduce levels of anxiety, depression and stress, thereby improving clinical outcomes and includes a network of artists and physicians that deliver an integrative model of patient care, grounded in research and medical staff education, staff engagement, and community outreach.
Conducting Evidence-based Research on the Expressive Arts
Dr. Jacek Pinski and his team of physicians, artists, expressive arts therapists, research coordinators and patient advocates, have devised ground-breaking clinical trials focused on creative, therapeutic interventions for patients receiving chemotherapy or who are undergoing painful medical procedures for which they are made to remain conscious.
Programs:
- Music as Medicine
- Visual Arts as Medicine
- Technology as Medicine
- Language as Medicine