Expressive Art Therapies in Geriatric Neurology

Abstract

Though advances may lead to more effective treatments and potential cures, the burden of geriatric neurologic disease will remain high. An emerging body of evidence supports expressive art therapies as a means of improving quality of life, enhancing a sense of self-worth, and promoting human dignity. Such therapies include music, art, drama and dance, poetry, and bibliotherapy, and often incorporate reminiscence therapy, storytelling, and cognitive/behavioral therapy in the treatment plan. This chapter outlines the benefits of such expressive art therapies and reviews pertinent literature, and makes a call to embrace such therapies as a focus for research, reimbursement, and implementation in practice. Though cure is not possible for many neurologic diseases of the elderly, the expressive art therapies are important components of rehabilitative treatment protocols and should be increasingly utilized in the current and future health-care environment.

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