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[Methods of art therapy in psychogerontological practice.]
E S Shayakhmetova1,2, E P Artemenko1, L M Matveeva2
1Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, 35 Universiade Village, Kazan 420010, Russian Federation,
Abstract:
The article deals with the use of art-therapeutic methods in the complex psychological support of the elderly and senile age. The study was conducted on the basis of the Comprehensive Center of Social Services for the Population of the Birsk District and the City of Birsk of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Polyclinic № 1 of Ufa, total sample was 60 respondents aged 60-80 years. The analysis of the results revealed that the use of the art therapy program with the gradual enrichment and complication of art therapy classes stimulates new life orientations, the awareness of the individual of the presence of other psychological characteristics that allow the subject to function successfully in real life.
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