# Why art matters in psychiatry education: teaching experiences at the intersection of art and subjectivity in Brazil - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/k5760 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Why art matters in psychiatry education: teaching experiences at the intersection of art and subjectivity in Brazil | WCP 2026 Summary > Art is not merely a complementary activity in psychiatry education but an essential component, as it provides access to subjectivity in the face of medical and… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/k5760) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. Symposium PresentationEducation and EthicsReview / Opinion # Why art matters in psychiatry education: teaching experiences at the intersection of art and subjectivity in Brazil Why does art matter in psychiatric education: teaching experiences at the intersection of art and subjectivity brazil Presenter: Gustavo A. Bezerra Country: Brazil Session: 2694 - ARTS & HUMANITIES IN PSYCHIATRY: TRAINING, EDUCATION AND ANTISTIGMA Date: Thu, 24.09.2026, 12:20 - 12:30 Room: Hall A4 Art is not merely a complementary activity in psychiatry education but an essential component, as it provides access to subjectivity in the face of medical and psychiatric practice’s emphasis on technology and objectivity. The talk addresses why art matters in psychiatry education and argues that art provides access to the dimension of subjectivity, which is increasingly at risk as medical and psychiatric practice prioritizes technology and objectivity. At the heart of the presentation are original works created by medical students who were invited to freely express their experiences of learning psychiatry through art during their psychiatry clerkship; selected paintings are presented alongside the students’ own written reflections, revealing the personal and subjective aspects of the learning process. The work draws on the psychiatry curriculum of a Brazilian medical school (the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of São Paulo), and two additional teaching strategies are discussed. In “A Day at the Museum,” students observe artworks without being given contextual information, then write about and discuss their impressions; this experience serves as an introduction to transference and countertransference. Popular film and television have also been used as accessible starting points for discussing empathy, boundaries, and the therapeutic relationship. Taken together, these experiences highlight the role of art in preserving a space for subjectivity in psychiatry education. How to cite this study APA 7: Bezerra, G. A., et al. (2026, September 24). Why does art matter in psychiatric education: teaching experiences at the intersection of art and subjectivity brazil [Symposium presentation]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. Vancouver: Bezerra GA, et al. Why does art matter in psychiatric education: teaching experiences at the intersection of art and subjectivity brazil [symposium presentation]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Alkol bağımlılığı sendromu tedavisindeki psikososyal engellerin etkili psikiyatri eğitimiyle azaltılması: olgu serisi](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0026) - [Müzede bir gün: Tıp öğrencileriyle aktarım ve karşı aktarımı tartışmak için sanatın kullanımı](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0132) - [Hindistan psikiyatri derneği batı bölge şubesi sanat ve kültür alt komitesinin yeni psikoeğitim çalışmaları](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0144) - [Emret, itaat edeyim: emir veren varsanıların, riskin ve psikozun kültürlerarası boyutlarının sinematik anlatı ile öğretilmesi](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0148) - [Özbekistan'da psikiyatristlerin otizm bilgisine ilişkin ulusal anket](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0165) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/k5760 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim