Abstract:
The purpose of the study: to study the
effectiveness of art therapy in children with
type I diabetes mellitus to optimize
psychocorrective and therapeutic psychological
care.
Materials and methods of research. 110
children of senior school age with a verified
diagnosis of type I diabetes were examined. The
distribution by clinical groups, taking into
account the endocrinological diagnosis, was as
follows: 51 (46.3% of the study cases) patients
with mild qandli diabet, 46 (42.5% of the study
cases) patients with moderate qandli diabet; 13
(11.2% of the study cases) patients with severe
qandli diabet. The average age of the patients
was 14.8±1.7 years. The method of determining
coping strategies for school-age children
developed by I.M. Nikolskaya and R.M.
Granovskaya was used. To normalize the
reduction of anxiety and the reduction of
psychoemotional disorders in children, group
and individual sessions with psychotherapists
were conducted for 3 months according to a
specially developed rehabilitation program.
Results. The effectiveness of art therapy in
children with diabetes mellitus has been
determined as a method that reduces the level
of depression and anxiety, psychoemotional
state and forms adaptive, stress-coping
behavior. 86.7% of the children surveyed had a
significant decrease in anxiety and depression
