ABSTRACT
Within the past several decades, the idea that medicine and art, especially dramatic art, can work together in the healing process has attracted the interest of those in the medical profession. While a story and movie such as Patch Adams called attention to the concept, for many years doctors have realised the therapeutic value of the arts for patients of all ages and with all types of illness. Many of these doctors understood that the bond between art and medicine is not a recent idea; its roots lie with the ancient Greeks.
