Arts Therapies and Progressive Illness: Nameless Dread Contributor(s): Waller, Diane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415219817 ISBN-13: 9780415219815 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: "Arts Therapies and Progressive Illness" is a guide to the use of arts therapies in the treatment of patients with diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. In the last few years arts therapies have been used in an increasingly wide range of applications with new groups of patients, such as patients in palliative care, or with learning disabilities - Diane Waller has been a driving force behind this expansion. Together with an impressive array of contributors, Waller covers treatments such as art therapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy. This broadly focused, multi-disciplinary book will be of great interest to arts therapists, arts therapy educators, medical, social work and other staff who are concerned with developing care plans for patients and their relatives. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
Dewey: 615.851 |
LCCN: 2002025439 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.36" (1.06 lbs) 226 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Arts Therapies and Progressive Illness is a guide to the use of arts therapies in the treatment of patients with diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. In the last few years arts therapies have been used in an increasingly wide range of applications with new groups of patients, such as patients in palliative care, or with learning disabilities - Diane Waller has been a driving force behind this expansion. This book covers treatment such as art therapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy. In addition to dealing with a wide range of debilitating diseases, it focuses on the issue of the care and treatment of dementia and the effects on patients, carers and staff and the role of the arts therapies in improving the quality of life for the increasing number of patients who will sadly develop this distressing illness. This broadly focused, multi-disciplinary book will be of great interest to arts therapists, arts therapy educators, medical, social work and other staff who are concerned to devise care plans for these patients and their relatives. |