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ERIC Number: EJ502647
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-1656
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Art Therapy and Brain Dysfunction in a Patient with a Dementing Illness.
Wald, Judith
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v10 n2 p88-95 1993
Follows clinical course of older adult with dementing illness. Through patient's art therapy work, attempts to corroborate patient's behavior and performance with clinical and medical tests. This information is then related to present-day knowledge of brain dysfunction and impairment and to autopsy findings. Discusses role of art therapy for this patient. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Chronic Illness, Depression (Psychology), Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Patients, Self Esteem
Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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