Distinguished art therapists have contributed to this wide-ranging collection, which deals sensitively with work with patients who are suffering from terminal illness such as AIDS or cancer, or recovering from traumatic operations. The chapters offer advice on approaches to use with a variety of clients, depending on the objectives.

Foreword, Richard Lippin. Introduction, Cathy Malchiodi. 1. The role of art therapy in post-stroke rehabilitation, Judith Wald, Cornell Medical Hospital Center, NY. 2. Expanding treatment possibilities for chronic pain through expressive arts therapies, Paul Camic, Chicago School of Professional Psychology. 3. Art therapy with laryngectomy patients, Susan Ainlay Anand and Vinod Anand, University of Mississippi Medical Center. 4. Dreamwork and sandtray therapy with mastectomy, Vija Lusebrink, University of Louisville. 5. Coping with cancer through image manipulation, Ellen Urbani Hiltebrand, Healing Arts. 6. Enlightenment in chemical dependency treatment programs: a grounded theory, Holly Feen-Calligan, Wayne State University. 7. The art of living with AIDS, Emily Piccirillo, Art Therapist, Washington DC. 8. Tuberculosis: art therapy with patients in isolation, Irene Rosner David and Shereen Ilusorio, Bellevue Hospital Center, NY. 9. The impact of illness on the family, Shirley Riley, Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University. 10. Art therapy and cancer: images of the hurter and the healer, Virginia Minar, President, American Art Therapy Association. 11. Studio-based art therapy for medically ill and physically disabled persons, Mary McGraw, Art Studio-Center for the Arts, Cleveland OH. Resources. Index.