Art therapy for people with dementia

Deshmukh, Sunita R.; Holmes, John; Cardno, Alastair G.

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011073

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“…(2) Main contents of painting and drawing include blind drawing, spiral drawing, drawing moods and self-portraits (Legrand et al, 2017;Abbing et al, 2018;Papangelo et al, 2020). (3) Art therapy is mainly used for cancer, depression and anxiety, autism, dementia and cognitive impairment, as these patients are reluctant to express themselves in words (Attard and Larkin, 2016;Deshmukh et al, 2018;Chiang et al, 2019). It plays an important role in facilitating engagement when direct verbal interaction becomes difficult, and provides a safe and indirect way to connect oneself with others (Papangelo et al, 2020).…”

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“…It has gradually become a well-known form of spiritual support and complementary therapy (Faller and Schmidt, 2004;Nainis et al, 2006). During the therapy, art therapists can utilize many different art materials as media (i.e., visual art, painting, drawing, music, dance, drama, and writing) (Deshmukh et al, 2018;Chiang et al, 2019). Among them, drawings and paintings have been historically recognized as the most useful part of therapeutic processes within psychiatric and psychological specialties (British Association of Art Therapists, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among them, drawings and paintings have been historically recognized as the most useful part of therapeutic processes within psychiatric and psychological specialties (British Association of Art Therapists, 2015). Moreover, many other art forms gradually fall under the prevue of their own professions (e.g., music therapy, dance/movement therapy, and drama therapy) (Deshmukh et al, 2018). Thus, we excluded these studies and only focused on studies of art therapy which mainly includes painting and drawing as media.…”

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Art Therapy: A Complementary Treatment for Mental Disorders

Zhang

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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Art therapy, as a non-pharmacological medical complementary and alternative therapy, has been used as one of medical interventions with good clinical effects on mental disorders. However, systematically reviewed in detail in clinical situations is lacking. Here, we searched on PubMed for art therapy in an attempt to explore its theoretical basis, clinical applications, and future perspectives to summary its global pictures. Since drawings and paintings have been historically recognized as a useful part of therapeutic processes in art therapy, we focused on studies of art therapy which mainly includes painting and drawing as media. As a result, a total of 413 literature were identified. After carefully reading full articles, we found that art therapy has been gradually and successfully used for patients with mental disorders with positive outcomes, mainly reducing suffering from mental symptoms. These disorders mainly include depression disorders and anxiety, cognitive impairment and dementias, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism. These findings suggest that art therapy can not only be served as an useful therapeutic method to assist patients to open up and share their feelings, views, and experiences, but also as an auxiliary treatment for diagnosing diseases to help medical specialists obtain complementary information different from conventional tests. We humbly believe that art therapy has great potential in clinical applications on mental disorders to be further explored.

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Art Therapy: A Complementary Treatment for Mental Disorders

Zhang

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Front. Psychol.

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“…Although evidence shows that pharmacological therapy can delay and somewhat control behavioral disorders in PWD, it cannot cure dementia [ 2 ]. Some popular non-pharmacological therapies are pet therapy [ 3 ], robot therapy [ 4 ], reminiscence therapy [ 5 ], aromatherapy [ 6 ], occupational therapy [ 7 ], massage and touch therapy [ 8 ], doll therapy [ 9 ], light therapy [ 10 ], and creative arts therapies (music, dance-movement, and drama) [ 11 ]. Music interventions are categorized as ‘music medicine’ when individuals listen to pre-recorded music that is offered by medical personnel [ 12 ].…”

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Impacts of Music Intervention on Dementia: A Review Using Meta-Narrative Method and Agenda for Future Research

Soufineyestani

Khan

Sufineyestani

2021

Neurology International

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Background: Dementia, a significant cognitive impairment, is characterized by a decline in memory. It affects an individual’s mood and behavior, which can impair their quality of life and well-being. Studies show that the demand for applying music as a new therapy method for dementia has increased during the last decades. Objective: To review the studies conducted on the impacts of music on different symptoms of dementia and provide readers with a more detailed picture of the efficacy of music, and recognize gaps in the literature. Methods: Electronic searches were conducted in the Cochrane Library (1938), Embase (773), Medline and PubMed (700), PsycINFO (89), and Scopus (218) databases. The search was comprised of all the literature from 2010 to 2020. For the search, key terms including “Dementia” AND “music” OR “music intervention” OR “music therapy” and index terms “clinical trial” OR “randomized controlled trials” were used. Finally, after screening 891 citations, 30 studies were included. Results: In general, it was observed that in most cases, music could be used as one of the safe and cost-effective non-pharmacological approaches for dementia treatment. However, in some studies, no impact or short-term effect of music on some symptoms of dementia such as wandering, agitation, and cognition was detected. Conclusion: Observing no effect or even negative impact of music on people living with dementia could be due to a random selection of music, fewer individuals, and the lack of a standard protocol. High heterogeneity in outcomes did not allow for clear conclusions on the benefits of music in dementia. This demands a comprehensive non-pharmacological music treatment approach to be designed for each stage of dementia to be employed alongside pharmacological treatments. This study proposes 13 gaps in the research on the health impact of music on dementia that could be studied by future researchers.

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“…However, these therapies lack supporting research. Massage, laughter therapy, simulated presence therapy, dance movement therapy, art therapy, structured activities, animal-assisted interventions, environmental interventions, simulated presence therapy and combination therapies (2,(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(47)(48)(49)(50) have some evidence and it is important to continue further research in these specific therapy options to determine efficacy of the therapy.…”

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Systematic review of evidence underpinning non-pharmacological therapies in dementia

Olley

Morales

2018

Aust. Health Review

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Dementia is one of the most common illnesses worldwide, and is one of the most important causes of disability in older people. Currently, dementia affects over 35million people around the globe. It is expected that this number will increase to 65.7million by 2030. Early detection, diagnosis and treatment to control the principal behaviour symptoms may help reduce these numbers and delay the progression to more advanced and dangerous stages of this disorder with resultant increase quality of life for those affected. The main goal of the present systematic literature review was to examine contemporary evidence relating to non-pharmacological therapy in the treatment of dementia. To achieve the study goal, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was used. This study identified the five most common behaviours in patients with dementia as aggression, wandering, agitation, apathy and sleep disturbances. Two non-pharmacological therapies were the most studied treatment: music therapy and aromatherapy. Ten other non-pharmacological therapies were also identified, but these lack a sufficient evidence-base. Although all the therapies identified could be used as part of the treatment of behavioural symptoms, there is insufficient evidence relating to the indications, appropriate use and effectiveness of these therapies to apply in each behavioural treatment. Thus, the present study has demonstrated a significant research gap. Despite the widespread use of many different types of therapies, there is limited evidence regarding the efficacy of non-pharmaceutical therapies deployed in the management of behaviours of concern manifested by some people who suffer with dementia in all its forms. This systematic review examines contemporary evidence from the literature to determine whether there is an evidence base available that would underpin the use of these therapies. This report on a PRISMA systematic review of the available literature demonstrates that only two therapies have some evidence to underpin the use of these non-pharmaceutical therapies and that a significant research gap is exists. The implications for practitioners is that significant research effort is required to determine the efficacy of many of the therapies that are currently deployed, and thus many of the therapies used lack an evidence base at this time.

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Art therapy for people with dementia

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Art Therapy: A Complementary Treatment for Mental Disorders

Art Therapy: A Complementary Treatment for Mental Disorders

Impacts of Music Intervention on Dementia: A Review Using Meta-Narrative Method and Agenda for Future Research

Systematic review of evidence underpinning non-pharmacological therapies in dementia

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