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THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN A GERIATRIC HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
FINKELSTEIN MILDRED,
ROSENBERG G.,
GRAUER H.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1971.tb05375.x
Subject(s) - medicine , the arts , handicraft , day hospital , gerontology , nursing , psychiatry , visual arts , art
A bstract : The therapeutic value of arts and crafts in dealing with the chronically ill in a geriatric hospital is discussed. In the Arts and Crafts Department at Maimonides Hospital and Home for the Aged in Montreal, approximately 65 patients are offered a full range of activities and are provided with both physical and mental stimulus. Through such activities which cater to the needs of the elderly, a measure of self‐esteem, independence, productivity and socialization can be restored.