Carrizosa Moog J. Psychological and social aspects of people with epilepsy expressed through drawing: Pilot study.
Epilepsy Behav 2023;
145:109337. [PMID:
37392601 DOI:
10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109337]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Frequently, the psychological and social aspects of PWE go unnoticed in medical consultations. Even in spite of having seizure control, some people can experience a poor quality of life. The objective of the study was to determine if drawing facilitates the expression of the psychological and social difficulties of PWE.
METHODS
Hermeneutic, qualitative, situated knowledge study located in the city of Medellín, Colombia. The participants were asked to make one or several drawings under the question "what it is like to live with epilepsy". The drawings were analyzed with criteria of Gestalt psychology, semiotics, image-word relationship and context.
RESULTS
Sixteen drawings of ten participants were obtained. The drawings revealed the construction of an identity of otherness and negative emotionality due to epilepsy. The social concepts of restriction, prohibition, dependency, and exclusion appear in the drawings. The authors expose the ways to face adversity.
CONCLUSION
Drawing can expose and facilitate the expression of the psychological and social difficulties of PWE, which often go unnoticed in the medical office. Free drawing is an easy-to-use global tool that has been underused in the medical field.
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