Arts Participation: Counterbalancing Forces to the Social Stigma of a Dementia Diagnosis.

نویسندگان

  • Beth Bienvenu
  • Gay Hanna
چکیده

A diagnosis of dementia profoundly impacts a person in terms of both the functional progression of the disease and the social stigma associated with the diagnosis. A growing body of research demonstrates the effectiveness of innovative programs such as the Alzheimer's Poetry Project, Meet Me at MoMA, and TimeSlips™ in counterbalancing social stigma by building a social and emotional framework for strength-based living for people diagnosed with dementia through arts participation. These programs focus on supporting autonomy and generativity through creative expression to help sustain the social, emotional, and community fabric of people's lives in the face of significant counterbalancing forces (e.g., the disease itself, stigma, and institution-centered approaches to care).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AMA journal of ethics

دوره 19 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017