Creative solutions for severe dementia with BPSD: a case of art therapy used in an inpatient and residential care setting
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Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common, distressing and compromise care. Their diverse etiology necessitates targeted, individualized treatment. We present a case of an 82-year-old with severe dementia and BPSD, and with limited response to a range of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Individualized art therapy was developed in an inpatient setting using felt material cut into shapes and coloring with stencils and pre-drawn line drawings utilizing preserved skills of coloring, while supporting frontal-executive and language deficits. The activity was replicable and carried over to the residential care setting and supported by family and professional carers.
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Art therapy effects may be long-lasting in dementia.
“Case reports, observational studies, small trials and anecdotal evidence suggest that art therapy can engage attention, provide pleasure, and improve BPSD, social behavior, and self-esteem, contributing to the individual sense of well-being in dementia, and that these effects may be long-lasting (230–243).”
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- Authors
- Peisah, C., Lawrence, G., & Reutens, S.
- Affiliations
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Peisah, C.
- Venue
- International Psychogeriatrics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-08
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1011-1013
- ISSN
- 1041-6102 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2142821556
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 37.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Psychogeriatrics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Keywords
- behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, advanced dementia, art therapy, non-pharmacological treatment, inpatient care, residential care, felt art, personalized interventions, family caregivers, language deficits
- MeSH terms
- Aged, 80 and over, Art Therapy, Dementia, Female, Homes for the Aged, Humans, Inpatients, Nursing Homes
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