▁levels , ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁discuss ▁emot ional ▁and ▁physical ▁health , ▁general ▁well - be ing , ▁and ▁increased ▁global ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁cancer ▁patients . ▁ ▁In ▁sum , ▁relatively ▁short - term ▁inter vention ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁that ▁is ▁individual ized ▁to ▁various ▁patients ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁significantly ▁improve ▁emot ional ▁state ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life , ▁while ▁reducing ▁perce ived ▁sympt oms ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁cancer ▁diagn osis . ▁ ▁Dis aster ▁relief ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁tra um atic ▁experiences , ▁including ▁dis aster ▁relief ▁and ▁crisis ▁inter vention . ▁Art ▁ther ap ists ▁have ▁worked ▁with ▁children , ▁ad oles c ents ▁and ▁adult s ▁after ▁natural ▁and ▁man made ▁dis aster s , ▁encourag ing ▁them ▁to ▁make ▁art ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁their ▁experiences . ▁Some ▁suggested ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁working ▁with ▁vict ims ▁of ▁dis aster ▁include : ▁assess ing ▁for ▁dist ress ▁or ▁post tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order ▁( PT SD ), ▁normal izing ▁feelings , ▁model ing ▁cop ing ▁skills , ▁prom oting ▁relax ation ▁skills , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁social ▁support ▁network , ▁and ▁increasing ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁security ▁and ▁stability . ▁ ▁D ement ia ▁ ▁While ▁art ▁ther apy ▁helps ▁with ▁behavior al ▁issues , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁affect ▁w ors ening ▁mental ▁ab ilities . ▁T ent ative ▁evidence ▁supports ▁benefits ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁quality ▁of ▁life . ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁had ▁no ▁clear