Explore Sessions on the Humanities at the 2023 APA Annual Meeting
Artistic media such as music, paintings, literature, poems, and theatre are often moving sources of emotional expression, both for the artist as well as their audience.
The field of Medical Humanities is considered an important complement to psychiatry's basic sciences and clinical mission, drawing on the creative and intellectual strengths of disciplines in the arts, social sciences, and the humanities to explore experiences of health and illness.
To view the full list of sessions in the Humanities track at this year’s Annual Meeting, visit the Session Search, and use the “Search/Category” feature to filter by track or topic: “Humanities.”
Some featured sessions in this track to look forward to include:
Catharsis Welcomes Creativity: A Poet’s Tale of Exploring Mental Health Through the Arts
- Saturday, May 20
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT
The Role of the Photographic Arts in Psychiatry
- Saturday, May 20
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. PDT
Painting With a Broader Palette of Colors: A Psychiatrist Explores Themes of Diversity and Health Equity in His Art
- Sunday, May 21
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT
Resilience, Recovery, and the Role of Creative Partners: Emily Carr’s Artistic Development in Middle Age
- Tuesday, May 23
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PDT
Tales Tattoos Tell
- Wednesday, May 24
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT