title: Creative solutions for severe dementia with BPSD: a case of art therapy used in an inpatient and residential care setting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aged Care Psychiatry, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peisah
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reutens
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D009735:Nursing Homes