Effective daily management of the Dementia patient, when the family is the therapeutic team

Juan Evangelista Tercero Gaitán Buitrago, Dr., Quindío, Columbia Psychiatrist Addiction specialist Fellow in Dementia and Cognitive decline Specialist in Cognitive Behavioral therapy Member of the International scientific commitee - Argentinian society of Personality disorders and psychopaties. Member of the International Foundation for the development of neuroscience Chair of the scientific commitee - Global Psychiatric Association Member of the section on psychoneuroendocrinology - World Psychiatric Association Member of the section on evidence based psychiatry - World Psychiatric Association CEO Grupo T.E.C. The treatment of the patient suffering from dementia has been a complex clinical challenge, this presentation focuses on the topic of supplementing current interdisciplinary approaches with the addition of musical stimulation. This approach aims to facilitate the daily interaction of the patient and its caretakers, presenting it as a neurobiological, social and occupational intervention, by facilitating the activation of the default mode network, the social engagement of the patient and the promotion of physical wellbeing. The author gives an overview of the the different strategies of musical therapy, ranging from individual, group and familiar modes of treatment. Also presented is a successful case where music therapy helped an otherwise difficult dementia patient with severe behavioral disturbance.