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Objectives. Alzheimer’s disease’s (AD) prevalence is currently explosively increasing because of progressive aging of the population. It causes serious problems among individuals and in community basis. AD is a progressive disease which causes gradual deterioration of different aspects of cognition (especially memory), behavioral- and emotional symptoms and problems with social relationships and everyday life. Non-pharmacological treatments are needed for comprehensive rehabilitation because medical interventions have very limited effectiveness. The goal of this review is to answer the question: Are creative therapies (music-. dance/movement- and art therapies) effective treatments as a part of comprehensive rehabilitation of AD? Method. Literature of this review was searched from PubMed, PsychINFO and Google Scholar database. Results and conclusion. Research about creative therapies are still very limited but there is already evidence especially about how music therapy can positively affect patients’ behavioral symptoms and emotional problems. Still there is lack of evidence about effectiveness of creative therapies to cognitive problems of AD.