"Art and Psyche Festival": Utilizing the power of art against the stigma around mental illness

Arman Moeenrad; Farah Alizadeh Jouimandi; Nasim Kamalahmadi; Aida Ghofrani Ivari; Samin Davoody; Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili; Mojtaba Ghalandarzadeh; Farideh Sinichi; Bahareh Hakimi; Zahra Rajaei; Narjes Sahebzadeh; Anahita Arabi; Sahar Omidvar Tehrani; Zohreh Mahdianpour; Maedeh Kamrani; Fateme Farhoudi; Ali Saghebi; Mohammadreza Fayazi Bordbar; Ali Talaei

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1027316

"Art and Psyche Festival": Utilizing the power of art against the stigma around mental illness

Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 26:13:1027316. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1027316. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Arman Moeenrad¹, Farah Alizadeh Jouimandi¹, Nasim Kamalahmadi¹, Aida Ghofrani Ivari², Samin Davoody³, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili^{1

2}, Mojtaba Ghalandarzadeh¹, Farideh Sinichi¹, Bahareh Hakimi¹, Zahra Rajaei¹, Narjes Sahebzadeh¹, Anahita Arabi¹, Sahar Omidvar Tehrani¹, Zohreh Mahdianpour¹, Maedeh Kamrani¹, Fateme Farhoudi⁴, Ali Saghebi¹, Mohammadreza Fayazi Bordbar¹, Ali Talaei¹

Affiliations

¹ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
² Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
³ Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavior Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.

No abstract available

Keywords: Iran; art; festival; mental health; public engagement; public health; stigma.

Associated data

figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.21747722.v1

Grants and funding

The following organizations provided support in terms of funding and logistics for the Art and Psych Festival: (1) General administration of State Welfare Organization in Khorasan Razavi Province, Mashhad, Iran; (2) General Administration of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Khorasan Razavi Province, Mashhad, Iran; (3) Iranian Psychiatric Association, Tehran, Iran; (4) Hosseini Brothers Nut Store, Mashhad, Iran; (5) House of Artists, Mashhad, Iran; (6) Iranian House of Artists, Tehran, Iran; (7) Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; (8) Innovation in education and spatial planning center of region 9, Khorasan, Mashhad, Iran; (9) Saharkhiz Saffron Inc., Mashhad, Iran; (10) Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Mashhad, Iran; (11) Public Participation Council of Ibne-Sina and Dr. Hejazi psychiatric hospitals in Mashhad, Iran; (12) Fereshteh Confectionery, Mashhad, Iran; (13) Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Ibne-Sina psychiatric hospital, Mashhad, Iran; (14) Mizbanan-e-Khorshid Charity Institute, Mashhad, Iran; (15) MultiCafe Inc, Mashhad, Iran; (16) Sinoor grand Hotel, Mashhad, Iran; (17) Ati Travel Agency, Mashhad, Iran.