The BBC Two Culture Show will air a programme Art for Heroes this Friday at 7pm.
The hour-long programme looks at the role of art therapy in the rehabilitation of ex-Servicemen suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Presenter Tim Samuels meets veterans of recent British conflicts in the
Falklands, the Persian Gulf and Northern Ireland, who reveal their personal
battle with PTSD as a result of their military career. They are now using an unlikely weapon to help
fight the psychological wounds of war - art.
Visiting art therapy sessions, Samuels discovers how
drawing, sculpting and painting are helping the veterans manage the symptoms of
PTSD. Dr Lukas Konopka, a professor of neurology in Chicago, has investigated
the effects of art therapy on the brain in the treatment of PTSD. The results
provide strong evidence of art's potential to heal
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