This study investigated the potential role of art therapy as treatment for a child with Crohn’s disease. The subject was a 10-year old boy from a city in Korea, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of nine. A 20-session art therapy program was conducted once a week from April to September 2019, with each session lasting 90 min. Through art therapy, we can understand the experience of Crohn’s disease in a child, observe the psychological changes and treatment compliance that occur, and conduct a case study focusing on the experience and meaning that art therapy has on the child. The qualitative analysis showed that art therapy resolved the experiences associated with the child's traumatic hospital experience and negative feelings regarding the treatment, thus solving the problem of internalization and improving his quality of life. Art therapy improved the conformance of the child with the treatment for Crohn’s disease and helped to maintain his health through voluntary health care.

这项研究调查了艺术疗法作为克罗恩氏病儿童治疗的潜在作用。受试者是一名来自韩国城市的10岁男孩，他在9岁时被诊断患有克罗恩氏病。从2019年4月至2019年9月，每周进行一次20节的艺术疗法计划，每节持续90分钟。通过艺术疗法，我们可以了解儿童的克罗恩病经验，观察发生的心理变化和治疗依从性，并进行案例研究，重点是艺术疗法对儿童的经验和意义。定性分析表明，艺术疗法解决了与孩子的创伤性医院经历有关的经历以及对治疗的消极感受，从而解决了内在化问题并改善了他的生活质量。