Lajja Dixit, an art therapist and private practitioner, discusses the benefits of art therapy for elderly people. What is art therapy, and how does it differ from other forms? Art therapy is a form of ...

Art therapy is emerging as a promising and increasingly significant approach, especially for individuals with dementia. It's gaining substantial recognition as an effective and suitable therapeutic ...

For Jean McAlpine, art classes bring memories of her ... and include an arts and crafts class and relaxation therapy. "People living with dementia sometimes lack social contact, so it's a really ...

One of the things we’re trying to do is destigmatize dementia for our generation,” says 21-year-old Rohan Kurian, a senior on ...

But an arts program run by Dementia Australia has created a window in his day where he doesn't feel the fog of his illness.

International research for dementia family caregivers has thus focused on developing multicomponent interventions that accentuate holistic support to promote healthy and sustainable caregiving. This ...

Mike: Hello, I'm Mike Clarke, podcast editor for the Cochrane Library. There are more than 100 Cochrane reviews of interventions that might be used to help people with dementia. One of these, on dance ...

Art therapy is an effective treatment for people who have survived trauma resulting from combat, abuse, and natural disaster; persons with adverse physical health conditions such as cancer, traumatic ...

Introduction Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial intervention for dementia. Group CST is effective in reducing cognitive decline and improving quality of life in patients with ...

A recent case involving an aged care nurse mistreating a dementia patient's therapy doll highlights the importance of appropriate training and support for care workers in this area. For those who ...

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Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate peer support and reminiscence therapy, separately and together, in comparison with usual care for people with dementia and their family carers.