Osong Medical Innovation Foundation, Korea University Research and Business Foundation

Korea University Industrial Academic Collaboration Foundation

Seong-In Kim

An art therapy computer system and a computer-readable storage medium having recorded a program for art therapy are disclosed. An aspect of the present invention provides a computer system that includes a drawing module, which presents a plurality of patterns and in which the drawing module selects a certain pattern, composes and colors a picture according to the working of a person tested for art therapy, an analysis module, which analyzes one or more factors from the colored picture, and a parsing module, which parses the psychological state, symptoms or disorders of the person tested for art therapy from the analyzed factors.

Computer system and computer-readable storage medium for art therapy

A method and apparatus for analyzing pattern colorings and evaluating various psychological symptoms or disorders in art therapy are disclosed. The method suggests performance-related elements such as completeness, accuracy and degree of concentration as elements, can objectively and quantitatively rate these elements as well as various color-related elements, can detect the changes of these elements in pattern colorings, can estimate the levels and changes of psychological symptoms and disorders and determine whether the symptoms and disorders are serious or not, can acquire various kinds of knowledge in the field of art therapy and establish a knowledge base, and can interpret the pattern colorings based on the analysis and knowledge base. The apparatus consists of units obtaining inputs of characteristics of clients, analyzing and rating the various elements in the pattern colorings, and outputting various kinds of information to the clients, parents, teachers, and art therapists.

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Seoul, South Korea

Seong-In Kim