Christopher Naughton, Aleksandra Acker, Joanne Rutkowski, Lori Custodero, D. Persellin, Patricia A St John, Lucy Luo, Félice van der Sande, , Wendy Brooks, Elizabeth Andang’o, Angelita Broock
120 Pages
Pôle international de recherche en musicothérapie
Music therapy can effect behavioural, emotional, and functional changes in adults with acquired chronic illness, even in the face of degenerative conditions. However questions remain about the methods which are most suited to meeting the complex physical and emotional needs of individuals living with chronic illness. Rehabilitative models tend to employ methods using pre-composed music with few recommendations for the application of improvisational methods, whilst palliative models apply both song-based and improvisational methods in contrasting ways with similar populations. lire plus
Despite the availability of effective treatments for substance use disorders, engaging people in treatment remains a challenge. This clinical study describes a 7-week trial of music therapy as an adjunct to group cognitive behaviour therapy with the aim of increasing patient engagement in a private hospital open group programme. Lire plus
This paper conceptualises songwriting as an ‘after-queer’ approach for exploring notions of gender and sexuality with young people. The article draws on songs created by seven groups of young people in music-based workshops which took place in schools with participants aged between 14–17. lire plus
Background Music therapy (MT) is part of the care plan in many end-of-life (EOL) settings, though several authors remain cautious about its effectiveness to improve EOL symptoms and patient well-being. Objective Our primary goal was to design and test the feasibility of a clinical trial protocol that would address the main critiques of MT
that around one in five diagnosed with an acute depressive episode continue to experience enduring symptoms for more than 2 years. There is evidence for effectiveness of individual music therapy for depression. However, no … Lire plus
Recent studies suggest that the positive emotion induced by pleasant music may improve cognitive functions. We used the single-subject design to study whether listening to preferred music may reduce unilateral neglect in two participants with post-stroke neglect. These participants were instructed to listen to their preferred music every day for 5 … lire plus