Welcome to our guide which is designed to support research into topics relating to arts, health and well being. It has been developed by the Health and Arts Research Initiative (HARI), an interdisciplinary research group looking at how the arts can be used to improve health – including prevention, management and treatment of a wide range of health and social conditions. HARI includes contributors from the Art, Architecture, Pharmacy and Psychology departments.
We hope this guide will inspire you to undertake research, or a student project, in this area, as well as linking you to relevant resources from across the disciplines.
Great for summaries and background information books are a reliable, easy to understand source. Most of the books for arts and health can be found on the 3rd Floor of the Library.
Alternatively search for a specific book or books on a topic using the Enterprise catalogue (search box below).
For the latest information on specific topics use journal articles.
For quick access to articles available to students at Reading search Summon for your topic using the box below.
Explore further using these key resources for your subject:
Covering visual arts in all media from around the world with references to journal articles, monographs, exhibition catalogues and other material.
References to journal articles in the biomedical sciences. Covers 1950 to the present day. Includes 'In press' articles.
The following guides may give ideas for additional resources to explore:
