Ron Hays: A Story of Art as Self Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Ronald E. Hays is the former Director of the Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Department at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the cofounder of the graduate art therapy program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. At the age of 62 he was diagnosed with early o...

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Published in:Art therapy 2016-10, Vol.33 (4), p.213-217
Main Authors: Jones, Robin M.N., Hays, Nancy Scheller
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimers Disease
Art Therapy
Ceramics
Coping
Interviews
Neurological Impairments
Quality of Life
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Summary:Ronald E. Hays is the former Director of the Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Department at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the cofounder of the graduate art therapy program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. At the age of 62 he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia. In this viewpoint the authors relate how a leader in the field of art therapy applied his knowledge and skills to improve his quality of life as his disease was advancing. Based on personal interviews and examples of Ron's work they demonstrate how Ron used ceramics to develop a self-facilitated therapeutic process to manage the disease.
ISSN:0742-1656
2159-9394
DOI:10.1080/07421656.2016.1231557