Arts & Dementia
Arts & Dementia Dementia is a term that encompasses a wide range of symptoms. Where health policy and medical approaches reach their limits, art and design strategies can open up new perspectives for…
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Arts & Dementia
Dementia is a term that encompasses a wide range of symptoms. Where health policy and medical approaches reach their limits, art and design strategies can open up new perspectives for people living with dementia - in terms of their abilities and circumstances and their social environment.This interdisciplinary handbook is aimed at people working and researching in the field of dementia. In Europe alone about 10 million people live with dementia.
This publication brings together contributions from the disciplines of design, architecture, and art, music, and museum education, providing a variety of insights into this multifaceted syndrome. It offers insights into the possibilities and limitations of artistic and art-related interventions in relation to dementia.