Art Therapy in Acute Schizophrenia

Randomised, controlled, single-blinded pilot study to assess the efficacy of psychodynamic art therapy in a sample of hospitalized, (sub)acutely psychotic patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia compared to a group of patients receiving treatment as usual. \*Main hypothesis: Art therapy has no impact on clinical symptoms and the course of remission compared to TAU. \*Exploratory hypotheses: Art therapy has no influence on quality of life, mentalizing function, self-efficacy and neuroleptic dosage compared to TAU.