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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0460
Dementia 2017
October 16-18, 2017
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA
October 16-18, 2017 | Rome, Italy
9
th
International Conference on
The TTAP Method; A proven structured non-pharmaceutical approach to enhancing cognition and
socialization in mild-moderate Stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Linda Levine Madori
St.Thomas Aquinas College, USA
T
his Paper will establish through an examination of neurobiology the how and why the creative art therapies most effectively
be utilized in the treatment with those individuals afflicted with early to middle stages of dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s
Disease, which currently comprises approximately 80% of all dementia’s. An in-depth overview on how Therapeutic Thematic
Arts Programming© (TTAP Method) stimulates both right and left brain functioning in the early stages to middle stages of
Alzheimer’s disease will be analyzed from various clinical studies done in 2011, 2012 , 2013. This paper will cover the most
recent and basic functional organization of the brain, neuroplasticity, including neurons, neurotransmitters and areas of the
brain involved in transforming perceptual inputs into physiological responses and behaviors (Damasio, 1998, 1999; Golomb,
J.,1996, Grober, E., 1999; Kandel, Schwartz & Jessel, 2000; LeDoux, 2000; Levine Madori, 2007-2014). A review the innovative
new methodology, the TTAP Method© which utilizes person centered themes within the therapeutic process to engaged
participants in a twelve step process that incorporates mediation & mindfulness, drawing, sculpture, movement, phototherapy
and other forms of the creative arts into an ongoing enriching non-pharmaceutical approach for this special and rapidly
growing population. This method substantiates how art therapy is quickly becoming a powerful window into brain functioning
and self-discovery (Cozolino, 2012, Luzebrink, 2013, Hass-Cohen, 2014).
Biography
Linda Levine Madori is a two time Fulbright Scholar, Professor, Author, Researcher and Trainer of a non-pharmaceutical approach utilizing all the creative arts for
brain stimulation and enhancing socialization found in her first book titled; Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming, in 2007 (TTAP
Method.com). Her second book;
Transcending Dementia through the TTAP Method; A New Psychology of Art, Brain and Cognition, expands on the current significant research demonstrating cost
effectiveness utilizing this innovative multimodal approach for the geriatric and Alzheimer’s population.
llevinem@stac.eduLinda Levine Madori, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2017, 7:6(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-033