Gavin Clayton and Susan Potter, Arts and Minds: Arts on Prescription.

Gavin Clayton and Susan Potter, Arts and Minds: Arts on Prescription

Arts and Minds: Arts on Prescription 2010-12

A national Public Engagement

Foundation (PEF) Case Study to

investigate the impacts of Arts

on Prescription upon the mental

health and wellbeing of 42 adults

experiencing mild to moderate

depression and/or anxiety.




Study design

Participants

Arts intervention

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Analysis and reporting



Quantitative results:

Social Isolation (SI) T1 (M=5.33); T2 (M=5.33)

Anxiety (GAD-7) T1 (M=11.39); T2 (M=8.56)

Depression (PHQ-9) T1 (13.22); T2 (11.44)

Wellbeing (WEMWBS) T1 (M = 26.11); T2 (M = 31.39)



Qualitative results:

Rebuilding identity

Making connections

Expanding horizons

A sense of purpose

The need to create



“I know my limits now. When I can’t do it, I can’t. But when I can, I try hard working, more times than I did before. I sort of get things out from within me. It’s good, it’s been very good for me.

Before, I used to feel stuck in a rut or depressed, so it has taught me something very, very valuable. I’ll be using that all of the time now. It’s taught me I can weather that storm.”


Gavin Clayton and Susan Potter, Arts and Minds: Arts on Prescription.

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