THE EFFECT OF ART THERAPY MANDALA TO REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH INSOMNIA

Abstract

Art therapy mandala has been widely used to treat anxiety and depression. Depression is a mood disturbance accompanied by prolonged feelings of sadness, helpless, worthlessness, loss of appetite, and experiencing sleep disturbances in the form of lack of sleep as known as insomnia. Insomnia refers to the inability to initiate sleep, maintain sleep, and/ or wake up to early. In the long term, insomnia can lead to daytime fatigue, decreased productivity and impaired social relationships. This study aims to determine the effect of art therapy mandala on one of the symptoms of depression which insomnia. Art therapy mandala is an activity of drawing in a circle pattern. The method was used in this study is one group pre-test post-test. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II was used to classify depressive participants on mild, moderate, or severe groups. Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) was used to compare the score prior and after intervention. There were 18 participants with age range 18 to 21 joined the intervention in three sessions, each sessions lasted 60 minutes. The results showed that after participating in the art therapy mandala program for three sessions, the score of insomnia was decreased significantly. Implication of this research is that drawing mandala is easy, fun and practically for daily activity to reduce insomnia.