A New Year's concert was held as part of moral support for Alzheimer's patients

'Moral Support for the Fight Against Alzheimer's: New Year's Concert' was held in cooperation with Üsküdar University Graduate School of Social Sciences, Türkiye Alzheimer Association Kadıköy Branch and Kadıköy Municipality Alzheimer's Center. Within the scope of the concert, it was aimed to draw attention to Alzheimer's disease and to be with the relatives of the patients, who are the real decision-makers in this process. Üsküdar University Clinical Psychology Master's Program Instructor Sare Uçar and her team performed the New Year's concert.

There was great interest in the New Year's concert held on the Kozyatağı Cultural Center Gönül Ülkü-Gazanfer Özcan stage. The concert was attended by Üsküdar University Graduate School of Social Sciences Psychology Doctorate Program Instructor İdil Arasan Doğan also attended.

Instructor İdil Arasan Doğan: "The idea that someone understands me is very valuable..."

Üsküdar University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, İdil Arasan Doğan stated at the concert that Alzheimer's is an important disease both for the world and for our country. Doğan said that "In the near future, almost 55 million people will have Alzheimer's disease. We have started to see it in our families, relatives and acquaintances, and it seems that it will continue. The disease begins very sneakily. When the diagnosis is made, it is now a mid-stage and late diagnosis. With the social responsibility projects thatwe have initiated, we aim to draw attention to the disease with psychological support approaches and to be with the relatives of the patients, who are the real decision-makers during this period. Being able to meet at a common point, the thought of 'Someone understands me' is very valuable. Therefore, it is very important to ensure the well-being of the patient's relative, who is the real decision-maker. You see that certain values and virtues are still alive. The purpose of this concert is to emphasize awareness and to say that we are here in every sense. I have a hope that we can make the idea of 'There is someone who goes through this process with us, understands us and is with us', especially to our patients' relatives."

Clinical Psychologist Sare Uçar: "It is one of the activities that should be every week..."

Üsküdar University Clinical Psychology Master's Program Lecturer Asst. Sare Uçar mentioned that they support people with Alzheimer's disease and their relatives. Uçar stated that "We provide both psychological and physiological support to the relatives of patients suffering from this disease. It is one of the activities that should be every week in terms of supporting the sick person and their relatives."

Hakan Yılmaztürk: "We aim to put a smile on the faces of patients and their relatives"

Hakan Yılmaztürk, a member of Clinical Psychologist Sare Uçar's team, gave a speech at the concert. Yılmaztürk stated that "I am one of those people who believe that people with such special needs should be treated more sensitively. There is one thing I believe in, and that is ‘The healing power of music.’ There is a concept that we used to call music therapy. I am a believer in the power of frequencies. We aim to put a smile on the faces of patients and their relatives."

At the same time, Instructor İdil Arasan Doğan stated that a music-oriented therapy project will be carried out in the near future and that the positive effect of the healing power of music on mental processes has been proven in the literature.

At the New Year's concert, people with Alzheimer's disease came together

After the speeches ended, Üsküdar University Clinical Psychology Master's Program Instructor Sare Uçar and her team came together with people with Alzheimer's disease and their relatives as part of the New Year's concert. There was great interest in the concert.

Üsküdar News Agency (ÜNA)