Linda Levine Madori, PhD

Therapy keeps elderly brains young

TOP HOTLINES FROM WELLNESS MAGAZINE Thursday December 8, 2011

Alzheimer's disease - Why The TTAP© Method Works

http://www.ewellnessmag.com/article/alzheimer's-disease-why-the-ttap(c)-method-works-1

Dr. Linda Levine Madori featured in Westchester Senior News.

Society on Arts in Healthcare Features Dr. Levine Madori’s

SAH Spotlights Levine Madori's TTAP Method

TTAP Method improves the lives of loved ones’

The award-winning Storytelling, Poetry & Writing DVD created by Linda Levine Madori, PhD gets glowing review from Brenda Avadian, an acclaimed author, speaker, national spokesperson for family and professional caregivers and founder of the Caregiver's Voice.

Chappaqua Resident, Expert Gives Alzheimer's Patients Hope

Local residents are benefiting from a new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease and dementia

Dr. Linda Madori, expert on Alzheimer's disease on Fox Business News and book for caregivers

DR. LINDA LEVINE MADORI GETS STUNNING REVIEW BY PUBLISHER LAURA PONTICELLO FOUNDER OF LAURA’S LIST: BOOKS FOR WOMEN.

International Research on the TTAP Method

The aim of this thesis was to examine the impact of Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming, created for elderly people, when used in Psychiatric day activity and to assess the usability of the method in mental health work.

NANUET CARE CENTER TRIES NEW METHODS TO HANDLE ALZHEIMER’S

A group of residents at the Northern Manor Geriatric Center in Nanuet who have been participating in an eightweek study based on the TTAP Method.

TTAP Method: Creative Therapy For Alzheimer's Patients

Dr. Linda Levine Madori is featured on PIX 11 Morning news on 10/11/2010

The Examiner News Paper Interview with Dr. Levine Madori

Learn how the TTAP Method® came into creation from Dr. Levine Madori's research over the past 25 years into practice.

St. Thomas Aquinas Professor Selected as Principal Investigator in Clinical Study by Cornell

Study looks to address cognition and emotional well-being in early stage Alzheimer’s Disease.

AATA Journal

This study investigated the role of various activities on cognitive performance in a community sample of Hispanic elderly subjects. One aim of the study was to determine whether differences in cognitive performance could be accounted for by activity, particularly when the influence of other variables, such as gender, country of origin, acculturation, education and frequency of self-initiated tasks were taken into account. The primary aim of the study was to examine whether engagement in structured creative activity, such as art therapy- TTAP Method(c) was predictive of cognitive performance. The research followed a quasi-experiment, pretest/post test format which allowed investigation of the hypothesis that creative activity accounts for positive changes in cognitive functioning. This hypothesis predicts that dynamic, mentally stimulating activity is essential in protecting against cognitive decline associated with age and is positively correlated with cognitive performance.

Using the TTAP method in Finland, Journal of Dementia Care, Finnish Association for Dementia Care

Article summaries the TTAP Method and how it is effectively utilized in Finland with the dementia population.

Facts & Statistics on Alzheimer’s Disease

“The Epidemic That Wipes Out a Lifetime of Memories.”

Why The TTAP© Method Works

So just how does drawing, writing poetry, or playing a violin, help seniors function better and improve their memories? TTAP facilitates the development, maintenance, and expression of an appropriate lifestyle for individuals with limitations (illness, disabilities, aging). It provides opportunities for all seven styles of learning (the world player, the questioner, the visualizer, the music lover, the mover, the socializer, and the individual) and simultaneously stimulates all areas of the brain.

Why Art Is Therapeutic

Using art can enable the individual to connect, possibly for the first time, to an emotion or an event that has not been thought of for decades. It also can stimulate emotional healing through the connections of the deep and innermost feelings.

How Seniors Remember, Think & Function More Effectively In 9 Steps

I have dedicated the past 25 years to helping seniors preserve their abilities to think, remember, and function cognitively. Throughout the course of this work I have developed a method that helps art and recreation therapists and caregivers to engage the elderly. It’s called Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming (TTAP).

Currently, there is a need for strength-based recreation therapy approaches which promote the retention of skills and abilities of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s’ disease. These two pilot studies, conducted in 2008, utilized this emerging multi-modal intervention: Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults (TTAP Method©), an approach which provides stimulation to three distinct brain systems, naturally stimulating person centered programming, encouraging brain wellness and neural regeneration, thereby providing a viable means for enhancing cognitive functioning in those diagnosed with this neurological disorder…

Teaching Alzheimer’s prevention strategies the TTAP Method ™ on a Global level

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) one of the most expensive diseases to treat, due to the length of time an individual can live after diagnosis, which is estimated to be from 10 to 18 years (American World Health Statistics, 2009). Currently, there is no cure and the global world struggles to address the growing numbers of individuals diagnosed which estimated at 30-40 million people worldwide…

ATRA Research Article

The TTAP Method © an innovative multimodal approach for Alzheimer‟s Disease created to enhance Cognition and Psychosocial Wellbeing Utilized in Two Pilot Studies with Individuals Diagnosed with Mild and Moderate Alzheimer‟s Disease

St. Thomas Aquinas College Students conduct research on TTAP Method™ and publish findings in American Therapeutic Recreation Research Institute, 2009.

Fulbright Article

Teaching Therapeutic Thematic Art Programming (The TTAP Method ™) on a Global level; Impacting Practice and the Care for Those Afflicted with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Submitted for 2010 Fulbright Brochure

American Journal of Recreation Therapy

Linda Levine Madori provides help for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, MCI, and other impairments which can be successfully treated by Art, Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, and art activities designed for therapeutic interventions. Her new book, Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults, and her Perfect Sense Products™, provide caregivers and therapists with solutions targeted for cognitive and social improvements using art kits, educational DVD’s and instructional CD’s which can facilitate changes in behaviors.

Linda Levine Madori Ph.D.

Professor | Artist | Researcher