Abstract: ［Abstract］ Objective〖HTSS〗〓To explore the effect of painting therapy on the executive function in patients with schizophrenia, and the change of painting  characteristics in the painting course.
〖HTH〗〖WTHZ〗Methods〖HTSS〗〓According to the random number table method,66 patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 33 patients  in each group. Patients in control group were treated with drug therapy and disease activity, the experimental group added painting therapy for a total of 6 weeks of painting therapy curriculum on the basis of comparison group. Before and after the experiment of the two groups were assessed: Wisconsin card sorting test, the change of  use in number and the color  in different painting classes periods.
〖HTH〗〖WTHZ〗Results〖HTSS〗〓Compared with the control group, the executive function，error response numbers, perseverative response, perseverative error response in painting therapy group had great improvement. The difference was statistically significant(P＜005). Compared with pretreatment, the completed classification number, Error response number, first calalogue, perseverative response, perseverative error response, nonperseverative error response in posttreatment painting therapy group showed the most significant differences . The difference was statistically significant(P＜005). In the middle and late stages, the number of painting colors is obviously increased. The difference was statistically significant(Hc=28.605, P<0.01). Use of painting color category in the middle and late of drawing therapy group was increased significantly（P＜005）. The distribution of use of color saturation is more wide. Late color saturation was distributed in 1 to 4 of all grades.
〖HTH〗〖WTHZ〗Conclusion〖HTSS〗〓Painting therapy course could improve the executive function and change the painting  characteristics of patients with schizophrenia.

Key words: schizophrenia; , paintings; , executive function