Diagnostic Drawing Series

proper noun

A standardized art therapy assessment in which the artist/patient is asked to draw three pictures.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A standardized art therapy assessment in which the artist/patient is asked to draw three pictures.
  2. An international collaborative project on how people tend to draw.

Origin

The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) was developed in 1982 by art therapists (Mills, Cohen, & Meneses, 1993).

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Diagnostic Drawing Series. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diagnostic%20Drawing%20Series

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“Diagnostic Drawing Series.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diagnostic%20Drawing%20Series. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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