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This article deals with the use of art-therapy methods in the complex psychological support of the elderly and senile age groups. 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 no. 1 of Ufa; the total sample was 60 respondents at ages of 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 and the individual’s awareness of the presence of other psychological characteristics that allow the subject to function successfully in real life.
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Shayakhmetova, Y.S., Artemenko, Y.P., Matveeva, L.M. et al. Methods of Art Therapy in Psychogerontological Practice. Adv Gerontol 12, 90–94 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079057022010131
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