Conceptualising and understanding artistic creativity in the dementias: interdisciplinary approaches to research and practice
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Camic, P., Crutch, S., Murphy, C., Firth, N., Harding, E., Harrison, C., Howard, S., Strohmaier, S., van Leeuwen, J., West, J., Windle, G., Wray, S. and Zeilig, H. 2018. Conceptualising and understanding artistic creativity in the dementias: interdisciplinary approaches to research and practice. Frontiers in Psychology. 9 (1842). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01842
| Authors | Camic, P., Crutch, S., Murphy, C., Firth, N., Harding, E., Harrison, C., Howard, S., Strohmaier, S., van Leeuwen, J., West, J., Windle, G., Wray, S. and Zeilig, H. |
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| Abstract | Creativity research has a substantial history in psychology and related disciplines; one component of this research tradition has specifically examined artistic creativity. Creativity theories have tended to concentrate, however, on creativity as an individual phenomenon that results in a novel production, and on cognitive aspects of creativity, often limiting its applicability to people with cognitive impairments, including those with a dementia. Despite growing indications that creativity is important for the wellbeing of people living with dementias, it is less well understood how creativity might be conceptualised, measured and recognised in this population, and how this understanding could influence research and practice. This paper begins by exploring prevailing concepts of creativity and assesses their relevance to dementia, followed by a critique of creativity and dementia research related to the arts. Perspectives from researchers, artists, formal and informal caregivers and those with a dementia are addressed. We then introduce several novel psychological and physiological approaches to better understand artistic-related creativity in this population and conclude with a conceptualisation of artistic creativity in the dementias to help guide future research and practice. |
| Keywords | Dementias; the arts; creativity; co-creativity |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
| Journal citation | 9 (1842) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01842 |
| Related URL | http://www.createdoutofmind.org/ |
| https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01842/full | |
| Funder | Wellcome Trust |
| Publication dates | |
| 03 Oct 2018 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 04 Oct 2018 |
| Accepted | 10 Sep 2018 |
| Publisher's version | |
| Output status | Published |
| Additional information | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). |
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