Creativity camp boosts well-being in teens with depression

The idea behind the study is that engaging in the arts offers a pathway for exploring and expanding new ways of thinking, developing insights and sparking self-discovery.

Kathryn Cullen, MD, professor at the U of M Medical School and child and adolescent psychiatrist with M Health FairviewAs a clinician, I am deeply aware of the urgent need for new treatment options for teens with depression. The findings in this report are promising, and I hope they will encourage more research investigating whether and how arts-based interventions like Creativity Camp can help adolescents with depression to recover and thrive."

Funding was provided by Minnesota Futures through the University of Minnesota Research & Innovation Office, the University of Minnesota Medical School and the University of Minnesota Foundation.

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