Selected Readings
Ferguson, W. J. & Goosman, E. (1991). A foot in the door: Art therapy in the nursing home. American Journal of Art Therapy, 30(1), 2-3.
Onedera, J. D., & Stickle, F. (2008). Healthy aging in later life. The Family Journal, 16(1), p73-77. doi: 10.1177/1066480707309610
Rosenberg, T. (2012, August 15). For healthy aging, a late act in the footlights. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
Steward, E. G. (2004). Art therapy and neuroscience blend: Working with patients who have dementia. Art Therapy, 21(3), 148-155. doi: 10.1080/07421656.2004.10129499
Selected Journals
- Aging & Mental HealthProvides a forum for the rapidly expanding field which investigates the relationship between the aging process & mental health.
- International Journal of Aging and Human DevelopmentEmphasis is on psychological and social studies of aging.
- Journal of Cross-Cultural GerontologyFocuses on the aging process and the problems of the aged throughout the world.
- Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and NeurologyFocuses on neuropsychiatric care of aging patients, including biologic, neurologic, and psychiatric illnesses; psychosocial problems; forensic issues; and family care.
- Journal of Women & AgingOriginal articles and book reviews about women and aging. Multidisciplinary approach to psychosocial practice and theory issues for professionals
- Psychology and AgingPublishes research articles on adult development and aging including biobehavioral, clinical, educational, experimental, methodological, or psychosocial.
Video: Beyond Words: Art Therapy with Older Adults
Video: 56 Ways of Saying I Don't Remember
"Alan Berliner explores memory and forgetting in this short experimental documentary about his cousin Edwin Honig — a poet, translator and professor — and his journey through Alzheimer’s disease."( from New York Times website 9/16/2013)
Books & Chapters
Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience by Call Number: ebraryPublication Date: 2008Read Chapter 14:
Alzheimer's Disease: Art, Creativity and the Brain