title: Lending a helping eye: artists in residence at a memory clinic.
abstract: An artist-in-residence programme at the Capital Health Memory Clinic in Halifax, Canada, was established 6 years ago. The artists contribute to the clinic's academic mission by helping to describe how Alzheimer's disease treated by cholinesterase inhibitors is providing a better understanding of human cholinergic neurotransmission. The artists also contribute to the clinical programme by helping to establish a therapeutic ambience, and by allowing clinicians to see themselves through their patients' eyes. The artist programme has inspired a design initiative for the improvement of the physical environment for older patients, and has created a unique art collection that is becoming a resource for scholarship.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada kenneth.rockwood@dal.ca
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rockwood
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001154:Art; D001155:Art Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory