Does art therapy really work for depression?

It Can: Art therapy can help alleviate symptoms of depression, especially if artistic endeavors are something you already enjoy doing. Art enhances creativity, is a great way to express your emotions, and has a positive effect on self esteem.

Art therapy: In the context of ongoing psychotherapy, creating art can be a great way to express inner feeling that's hard to communicate in words. That's why as a group these are called "expressive" therapies. Insights can come about complex issues, through images that may arise in dreams or reveries -- and put on paper or canvas. Some of us are better at writing than painting or drawing; many options!