This book explores the role of drama, movement and music in helping mentally disturbed patients to emerge from their twilight world into a state where they can begin to come to terms with themselves and with daily living. The basic principles of movement are outlined, and their use and practical value discussed. The book is intended for those ......
Exploring the relationship between research and practice in the arts therapies, this book examines the effects and processes of arts therapies interventions in health, education, community and social services settings, highlighting the urgent need for research to be undertaken and communicated to policy makers in order for it to have an effect on ......
...the selected papers give a graphic description of the overall nature of the work of music therapists... gives a good overview to music therapy practice and is presented in an interesting and lively fashion.British Journal of Occupational Therapy...these papers give new insights into music therapy and research as each practitioner espouses a ......
Fairy tales are part of Western culture and history. The last 20 years have seen an increasing interest in the psycho-analytically orientated interpretation of fairy tales. This book focuses on them as a medium for therapy, highlighting their importance on many different levels. The authors show that fairy tales can be used in therapy and guidance ......
Several million Americans are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementing disorder. For families, professional caregivers, policy makers, and the patients themselves, the challenges are immense and the economic costs are staggering. In Dementia and Aging Robert H. Binstock, Stephen G. Post, and Peter J. Whitehouse bring together ......
The author provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of psychodrama, presenting a systematic analysis of its essential ingredients. He specifies the core issues involved, discussing the interpersonal, the emotional, the imaginary, the behavioural and the cognitive elements. By proposing more uniform definitions for these central ......
Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies?
Gun control is one of the hottest topics on America's agenda. This title offers a look at how other democracies have attempted to solve their own gun problems, and what we can learn from these countries.
Only recently has the therapeutic potential of the arts within medical practice been recognized in the West. Dramatherapy as an art form has emerged during the past 30 years as a clinical and educational practice for individual and group therapeutic intervention by dramatherapists and other arts therapists. A wide range of professional people ......
Based on a successful conference held in Calgary, Alberta, this work combines the views of professional gerontologists, educators, health-care specialists, and policy makers to confront the issues affecting health care for older adults in both Canada and the United States.