▁its ▁roots ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁in ▁the ▁' m oral ▁treatment ' ▁of ▁psych iat ric ▁patients ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁as ▁a ▁profession ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁ar ising ▁independently ▁in ▁English - spe aking ▁and ▁European ▁countries . ▁The ▁early ▁art ▁ther ap ists ▁who ▁published ▁accounts ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁a est het ics , ▁psych iat ry , ▁ps y cho analysis , ▁re h abil itation , ▁early ▁child hood ▁education , ▁and ▁art ▁education , ▁to ▁varying ▁degrees , ▁on ▁their ▁practices . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁artist ▁Ad rian ▁Hill ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁art ▁ther apy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Hill , ▁recover ing ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁in ▁a ▁san ator ium , ▁discovered ▁the ▁th era pe ut ic ▁benefits ▁of ▁drawing ▁and ▁painting ▁while ▁con val es cing . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁lay ▁in ▁" comple t ely ▁eng ross ing ▁the ▁mind ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁fingers ) … re le asing ▁the ▁cre ative ▁energy ▁of ▁the ▁frequently ▁in hib ited ▁patient ", ▁which ▁enabled ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁" build ▁up ▁a ▁strong ▁defence ▁against ▁his ▁mis fortun es ". ▁ ▁He ▁suggested ▁art istic ▁work ▁to ▁his ▁fellow ▁patients . ▁ ▁That ▁began ▁his ▁art ▁ther apy ▁work , ▁which ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁