Effectiveness of using calligraphic activity to treat people with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial in Southern Taiwan

• Main Authors: Wen-Yi Huang (Author), Hector W.H. Tsang (Author), Shu-Mei Wang (Author), Yu-Chen Huang (Author), Yi-Chun Chen (Author), Chih-Heng Cheng (Author), Chih-Yin Chen (Author), Jung-Sheng Chen (Author), Yen-Ling Chang (Author), Ru-Yi Huang (Author), Chung-Ying Lin (Author), Marc N. Potenza (Author), Amir H. Pakpour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Prior research has shown preliminary evidence that calligraphy activity improves various body functions and decreases severity of psychotic symptoms in individuals with schizophrenia. However, major limitations of earlier studies include small and heterogeneous samples. The current large...