Maggie Center with an Art Therapy an‎d Healing Architecture Approach

1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM

Cancer with more than 100 types of malignant tumors can emerge in all ethnic, racial, age, sexual and socio-economic groups and in fact, all human beings have the potential to develop this disease, which is the fourth leading cause of death in advanced countries, the second and in the developing countries (Study Paper on Relation Between Spiritual Well-being and Hope in Cancer Patients). - M. Moghimiyan and F. Salmani, 2012). Due to the chronic nature of the cancer, the patient is forced to accept long-term treatment with chemotherapy drugs. Multiple admissions prevent the patient from having a normal life, and the side effects of chemotherapy deprive him of the ability to enjoy various aspects of life. Meanwhile, hope enables people to see their pain and suffering with a wider view of their current state of affairs (Study Paper on Relation between Spiritual Well-being and Hope in Cancer Patients, M. Moghimiyan and F. Semlani, 2012). The beneficial effects of hope on physical and mental health have been confirmed in various studies (Relations between the attachment style and the life expectations of mothers with children with learning disabilities M.Pahari, M.Poormohammad Rezaei, S.Stalani, Mental Health Journal, 2012). Although cancer affects mental health, it seems that the biggest problem for the patient at this time is the sense of lost and disappointment (Study The Effect of the Therapeutic Group on Increasing the Hope of Women with Breast Cancer-H. Hijjari, B. Ghanbari, A.Abadi, A.Akhamohammadian, F.Hamayi Shandiz, 2008). In this study, we will focus on the mental and psychological aspects of cancer to pay attention to the spirit of patients and their treatment, especially by bringing cancer patients with similar experiences together and creating space and live in small society with each other to witness the treat of their souls and the effect of healing the soul on accelerating the recovery process of the body and cancer. The Maggie Centers, is a place for cancer patients to be treated mentally, which is generally located near a cancer treatment centers. The treatment in these centers is centered on the creation of a group of therapies and arts therapies, along with the creation of a collaborative experience of patients. Also, in the following of this study we will study the effect of the type and model of the space (the creation of architectural spaces) in the process of healing the patients and will measure the impact of it on the quality of their treatment. In this study, we will come to the principles of design by studying various articles on cancer and cancer psychology, and essentially the importance of paying attention to the soul for the treatment of the body, and examining the case examples of Maggie centers made around the world and analyzing them.