Art is one of the many tools that doctors can use to help heal and treat patients. Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Sabina Dosani has experienced this, on both sides of the stethoscope. Art psychotherapist and clinical research fellow Megan Tjasink has been studying how art therapy can help healthcare professionals suffering with burnout, with promising findings. They bring together their perspectives in this conversation.
Welcome to the second episode of The Doctor podcast, brought to you by the British Medical Association. Each month, we bring you conversations inspired by stories featured in The Doctor magazine. This episode builds on the feature article ‘Life in Colour’, by Tim Tonkin.
You don’t need to have read the article to enjoy this episode but if you’d like to do so you can find it at: https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/health-society/life-in-colour/
You can find a transcript of this episode at thedoctor.bma.org.uk/podcast
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