Experiential psychotherapy in geriatric groups

Depression and anxiety are emotional disorders frequently encountered at geriatric patients. Their causes can range from purely psychological (i.e. elderly people cannot or do not know how to handle the social changes that accompany old age) to physical ones (i.e. elderly people become physically weaker and sometimes they get chronic diseases), or a blend of both. This research has tried to see whether creative and visual-plastic methods of experimental psychotherapy can yield a positive response in the treatment of geriatric patients diagnosed with depressive and anxious disorders involved in group therapy. Thus, it proposes a new method of treatment for this specific type of patients, describing its advantages triggered by its holistic nature.