Art Therapy in Neurocognitive Disorders: Why the Arts Matter in Brain Health_ Crimson Publishers
Art Therapy in Neurocognitive Disorders: Why the Arts Matter in Brain
Health by Angel C Duncan* in Crimson Publishers: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Art has been in
existence since mankind. From cave paintings to modern day society, art has
been used as to tell a story, document history and provide a voice when words
have become lost. We would not have the knowledge of our past had it not been
for art. Medically and psychologically, art is often used for self-expression,
to find an inner release and explore the process of creativity through physical
and emotional pain and healing. For persons with neurocognitive impairments,
such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), where memory, judgement, and reasoning are
disrupted, art has been able to unlock memories thought to be lost, improve
behaviors i.e. agitation, depression, and give insight into what the person may
be feeling or thinking. Take for example famed artist, Willem de Kooning, some
art experts may argue his brilliance as an artist was not fully recognized
until his paintings became more rudimentary and abstract. What many do not know
is that de Kooning was in the throes of Alzheimer’s disease during his fame.
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