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Music Therapy May Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Medical and Dental ProceduresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Article Title and Bibliographic Information: Music for pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Klassen JA, Liang Y, Tjosvold L, Klassen TP, Hartling L.Ambulatory Pediatrics 2008;8(2):117-28.Reviewer: Tanja Bekhuis, PhD, MS, MLISPurpose/Question: To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy for reducing pain and anxiety in children undergoing clinical procedures.Source of Funding: NLM/NIDCR Pittsburgh Biomedical Informatics Training Program 5 T15 LM/DE07059-22Type of Study/Design: Systematic ReviewLevel of Evidence: Level 2: Limited-quality patient-or...
Source: The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice - November 14, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tanja Bekhuis Tags: Reviews of Systematic Reviews Source Type: journals

Interactive Family Music Therapy: Untangling the SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article will illustrate the role Interactive Family Music Therapy has at Redbank House and includes case material. (Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT))
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) - November 6, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joanne McIntyre Source Type: journals

Music Therapy for Children and Adults with CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alternative and Complementary Therapies Oct 2009, Vol. 15, No. 5: 221-225. (Source: Alternative & Complementary Therapies)
Source: Alternative & Complementary Therapies - October 23, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: article Source Type: journals

Music Therapy Lowers Blood Pressure and Reduces Reinfarction Rates in ACSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study presented this week showed that music therapy reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and patient anxiety and had a significant effect on future events, including reinfarction and sudden death. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Music therapy lowers blood pressure and reduces reinfarction rates in ACSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study presented this week showed that music therapy reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and patient anxiety and had a significant effect on future events, including reinfarction and sudden death. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - September 4, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: info

New 'Music Therapy On Wheels' Delivers Healing Tunes To Pediatric PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA has a new mobile tool to deliver music therapy and help pediatric patients cope with the fear, isolation and pain associated with being in the hospital. The Music Rx unit is a high-tech, interactive studio on wheels that includes everything necessary for music therapy, both in group settings and one-on-one. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

New 'music therapy on wheels' delivers healing tunes to pediatric patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA has a new mobile tool to deliver music therapy and help pediatric patients cope with the fear, isolation and pain associated with being in the hospital.   The Music Rx unit is a high-tech, interactive studio on wheels that includes everything necessary for music therapy, both in group settings and one-on-one. It holds a variety of instruments, including drums, keyboards and guitars, as well as Apple GarageBand software for recording music, a custom-built iPod docking station with 10 iPods to loan, and a large LCD screen that plays hundreds of music videos.   The cart will be offici...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 31, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: organizations

Music Therapy To Relieve Anxiety In Pregnant Women On Bedrest: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What's the saying? Music soothes...Well, these researchers looked at how it works for high-risk pregnant women on bedrest. Read about this randomized, controlled trial.Page: 316DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000360425.52228.95Authors: Yang, Min MSN, RN; Li, Lingjiang MD; Zhu, Haili MSN, RN; Alexander, Ivy M. PhD, CANP, APRN; Liu, Shan PhD, MSN, RN; Zhou, Wei MSN, RN; Ren, Xiaohong MSN, RN (Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing)
Source: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing - August 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (3.56 M) Source Type: journals

Clinical observation on treatment of spastic cerebral palsy with tuina plus music therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science)
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - August 12, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science Source Type: journals

Qualitative systemic review of randomized controlled trials on complementary and alternative medicine treatments in fibromyalgiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objectives of the study were identification, quality evaluation and summary of RCTs on complementary and alternative medicine as defined by the National Institute of Health with the exception of dietary and nutritional supplements. A computerized search of databases from 1990 (year of publication of the ACR criteria for fibromyalgia) to July 2007 was performed. The RCTs were assessed by a methodological quality score. A total of 23 RCTs issued from 1992 to 2007 on acupuncture, balneotherapy, thermotherapy, magnetic therapy, homeopathy, manual manipulation, mind–body medicine, diet therapy and music therapy were i...
Source: Rheumatology International - August 11, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: journals

[In Context] Bringing arts-based therapies in from the scientific coldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Art therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, dance therapy… To many people these are valid tools that can and should be used in the care of patients with dementia—but do they really work? Adrian Burton reports. (Source: Lancet Neurology)
Source: Lancet Neurology - August 9, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Adrian Burton Tags: In Context Source Type: journals

Institutional music therapy in workers' health: connections, interfaces and productionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Este trabalho propõe e analisa a Musicoterapia como estratégia de produção de saúde do trabalhador, em estudo desenvolvido junto a profissionais técnicas de enfermagem de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva infantil de um hospital público da cidade de Porto Alegre. A atenção à saúde dos trabalhadores produz novas questões teórico-conceituais, práticas, éticas e políticas no campo da Musicoterapia, ligadas ao território do trabalho e suas configurações contemporâneas, ao "ser" trabalhador e à saúde, e que têm implicações sobre a Musicoterapia e o musicoterapeuta na contemporaneidade. À luz das contrib...
Source: Psicologia e Sociedade - July 31, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: journals

Perceptions of group music therapy among elderly nursing home residents in Taiwan.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Elderly, wheelchair-bound residents of a nursing home in Taiwan positively viewed their experiences with our group music therapy programme, particularly its active component. The findings of this study suggest that healthcare providers should consider integrating group music therapy into their programmes for elderly nursing home residents and design the therapy to add variety to their life, give them a sense of autonomy by having them choose their preferred musical activities, and improve their cognitive function. PMID: 19632545 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 29, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Chen SL, Lin HC, Jane SW Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: journals

Effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Alzheimer's Type Dementia: Randomised, Controlled StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2009;28:36-46 (DOI:10.1159/000229024) (Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - July 24, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: journals

A Neuroscientific Perspective on Music TherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article gives a brief overview of factors contributing to the effects of music-therapeutic work. Then, neuroscientific studies using music to investigate emotion, perception-action mediation ("mirror function"), and social cognition are reviewed, including illustrations of the relevance of these domains for music therapy. (Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - July 23, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Stefan Koelsch Tags: Part VI. Listening to and Making Music Facilitates Brain Recovery Processes Source Type: journals

Neurologic Music Therapy Improves Executive Function and Emotional Adjustment in Traumatic Brain Injury RehabilitationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the immediate effects of neurologic music therapy (NMT) on cognitive functioning and emotional adjustment with brain-injured persons. Four treatment sessions were held, during which participants were given a pre-test, participated in 30 min of NMT that focused on one aspect of rehabilitation (attention, memory, executive function, or emotional adjustment), which was followed by post-testing. Control participants engaged in a pre-test, 30 min of rest, and then a post-test. Treatment participants showed improvement in executive function and overall emotional adjustment, and lessening of depression, sensat...
Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - July 23, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Michael H. Thaut, James C. Gardiner, Dawn Holmberg, Javan Horwitz, Luanne Kent, Garrett Andrews, Beth Donelan, Gerald R. McIntosh Tags: Part VI. Listening to and Making Music Facilitates Brain Recovery Processes Source Type: journals

Music Programs Designed to Remedy Burnout Symptoms Show Significant Effects after Five WeeksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Earlier studies have demonstrated that music interventions can lessen symptoms of depression. Depression and burnout are closely related. We hypothesized that specially designed receptive music therapy programs and protocols might reduce the symptoms of burnout. In a four-arm randomized, placebo- and waiting-list-controlled double-blind study, including 150 participants, two specific music programs significantly reduced burnout symptoms after 5 weeks. The effects were maintained over a long time period. This newly developed method of receptive music therapy was also evaluated for the treatment of depression and dysthymia, ...
Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - July 23, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Vera Brandes, Darcey D. Terris, Claudia Fischer, Marc N. Schuessler, Gernot Ottowitz, Georg Titscher, Joachim E. Fischer, Julian F. Thayer Tags: Part VI. Listening to and Making Music Facilitates Brain Recovery Processes Source Type: journals

Music therapy in the treatment of multiple sclerosis - a comprehensive literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A structured abstract written by CRD reviewers. The abstract was published on 17 June 2009 from an original article published in 2006. (Source: Neurological Conditions Specialist Library)
Source: Neurological Conditions Specialist Library - July 6, 2009 Category: Neurology Source Type: organizations

Perspectives on music therapy in adult cancer care: a hermeneutic study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Music therapy is not a consistent concept. Perspectives on the meanings of music therapy vary according to knowledge and scientific orientation. The perspective may influence the character and methodology of the music therapy intervention as well as the understanding of its results. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: To fully develop music therapy as an adjunct intervention in adult cancer care, interdisciplinary cooperation between nurses and music therapists should be supported on clinical and educational levels. PMID: 19581226 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Oncology Nursing Forum)
Source: Oncology Nursing Forum - June 30, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Olofsson A, Fossum B Tags: Oncol Nurs Forum Source Type: journals

Battle Autism with Bentonite ClayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) Many autism treatment centers are incorporating the use of Bentonite clay in their successful treatment regimens. Detoxing and chelating with calcium Bentonite clay baths is proving to be a key factor in their success. Studies are showing the clay`s unique ability to safely remove metals and environmental toxins from the body clears the way for greater results with behavioral and integrative therapies.The number of children diagnosed annually with autism is escalating at a truly frightening rate. In the 1980s, a study showed that 4 in every 10,000 children showed signs of autism. A recent study by Cambridge U...
Source: NaturalNews.com - June 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Music therapy could help rehabilitation after heart attack or strokeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers have found that people’s blood flow and respiratory rates synchronise with musical patterns, suggesting a potential role for music therapy in rehabilitating cardiac or stroke patients. (Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health)
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - June 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Emotional, motivational and interpersonal responsiveness of children with autism in improvisational music therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Through behavioural analysis, this study investigated the social-motivational aspects of musical interaction between the child and the therapist in improvisational music therapy by measuring emotional, motivational and interpersonal responsiveness in children with autism during joint engagement episodes. The randomized controlled study (n = 10) employed a single subject comparison design in two different conditions, improvisational music therapy and toy play sessions, and DVD analysis of sessions. Improvisational music therapy produced markedly more and longer events of `joy', `emotional synchronicity' and `initiation of e...
Source: Autism - June 16, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Kim, J., Wigram, T., Gold, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Music Instinct: Science and SongEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While listening to music, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin asks two questions: “Where do goose bumps come from?” and “What’s going on in my brain that allows the goosebumps to happen?” Levitin leads a group of researchers as they investigate music’s fundamental physical structure; its biological, emotional and psychological impact; its brain altering and healing powers; and its role in human evolution. The Music Instinct: Science and Song airs Wednesday, June 24, 9-11pm on WGBH 2. Researchers and scientists from a variety of fields are using groundbreaking techniques that reveal startling new connections between m...
Source: Nature Network Boston - Upcoming Events - June 2, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: events

Music therapy for individuals with dementia: areas of interventions and research perspectives.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This contribution focuses on the definition of music therapy as a specific applicative context to be seen as distinct from the generic use of music in a variety of pathologies. Music therapy is presented as a discipline grounded both upon relationship and upon the theoretical-methodological principles peculiar to each applicative model. The therapeutic nature proper to music therapy is highlighted with specific reference to the domain of the dementias. Music therapy facilitates expression, communication and relationship in the non-verbal context. Such an opportunity allows persons with dementia to establish contact, to...
Source: Current Alzheimer Research - May 31, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Raglio A, Gianelli MV Tags: Curr Alzheimer Res Source Type: journals

Effect of music therapy on oncologic staff bystanders: a substantive grounded theory.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
OBJECTIVE: Oncologic work can be satisfying but also stressful, as staff support patients and families through harsh treatment effects, uncertain illness trajectories, and occasional death. Although formal support programs are available, no research on the effects of staff witnessing patients' supportive therapies exists. This research examines staff responses to witnessing patient-focused music therapy (MT) programs in two comprehensive cancer centers. METHOD: In Study 1, staff were invited to anonymously complete an open-ended questionnaire asking about the relevance of a music therapy program for patients and visito...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - May 31, 2009 Category: Palliative Care Authors: O'Callaghan C, Magill L Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: journals

Music therapy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626835 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.))
Source: Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) - May 31, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cassileth B Tags: Oncology (Williston Park) Source Type: journals

Music Reduces Confusion After Hip or Knee SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In older adults who undergo hip or knee surgery, postoperative music therapy may reduce acute confusion, according to a study published in the May issue of Applied Nursing Research. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - May 25, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

[Research progress of music therapy in treatment of tumor.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19435563 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Zhong xi yi jie he xue bao : Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine.)
Source: Zhong xi yi jie he xue bao : Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine. - April 30, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Li YX, Wu F, Xu L, Lao L Tags: Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao Source Type: journals

Is music therapy?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents a study that experimented with music therapy during dialysis sessions in order to improve the treatments and allow patients the opportunity to participate in their healthcare program. PMID: 19588702 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Nephrology Nursing Journal)
Source: Nephrology Nursing Journal - April 30, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Martinez J Tags: Nephrol Nurs J Source Type: journals

Evidence Is Slim, but Experts Say Music Therapy Is Valuable in Addressing AutismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When it's bath time for Janna Simpson, her mother sometimes throws together a tune. "Take a bath, take a bath, take a bath," Judy Simpson might chant, luring her daughter into the water. (Source: washingtonpost.com - Health)
Source: washingtonpost.com - Health - March 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jean Hwang Tags: Evidence Is Slim, but Experts Say music therapy Valuable in Addressing Autism Source Type: news

A descriptive study of "being with woman" during labor and birth.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to learn more about women's perceptions of the nurse-midwifery practice of "being with woman" during childbirth. The descriptive, correlational design used a convenience sample of 238 low-risk postpartum women in a hospital nurse-midwifery practice, with two childbirth settings: a standard labor and delivery unit and an in-hospital birth center. The main outcome measure was a 29-item seven-response Likert scale questionnaire, the Positive Presence Index (PPI), administered to women cared for during labor and birth by nurse-midwives to measure the concept of being with woman. Statistical anal...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - March 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Hunter LP Tags: J Midwifery Womens Health Source Type: journals

Music reduces patient anxiety during interfacility ground critical care transport.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Music therapy is a simple adjunct for use during CCT that may increase patient comfort and alleviate anxiety. The small number of patients in this preliminary report limits the strength of any conclusions. Larger studies are needed. PMID: 19272573 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Air Medical Journal)
Source: Air Medical Journal - March 1, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stuhlmiller DF, Lamba S, Rooney M, Chait S, Dolan B Tags: Air Med J Source Type: journals

Music Reduces Patient Anxiety During Interfacility Ground Critical Care TransportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Music therapy is a simple adjunct for use during CCT that may increase patient comfort and alleviate anxiety. The small number of patients in this preliminary report limits the strength of any conclusions. Larger studies are needed. (Source: Air Medical Journal)
Source: Air Medical Journal - March 1, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: David F.E. Stuhlmiller, Sangeeta Lamba, Mark Rooney, Steven Chait, Brian Dolan Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

A Descriptive Study of “Being with Woman” During Labor and BirthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to learn more about women's perceptions of the nurse-midwifery practice of “being with woman” during childbirth. The descriptive, correlational design used a convenience sample of 238 low-risk postpartum women in a hospital nurse-midwifery practice, with two childbirth settings: a standard labor and delivery unit and an in-hospital birth center. The main outcome measure was a 29-item seven-response Likert scale questionnaire, the Positive Presence Index (PPI), administered to women cared for during labor and birth by nurse-midwives to measure the concept of being with woman. Statistical ...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - March 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Lauren P. Hunter Tags: Features Source Type: journals

The patients can't wait, and why should they?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The three Ds of disease, disability, and discomfort negatively affect hospice patient's energy, intelligence, and organization. Music therapy is a studied, learned, credentialed behavioral intervention. It is specific, prescribed, and delivered therapeutically. At a time when trust and belief are compromised by the three Ds, the utilization of the complementary alternative medical intervention of music therapy, with its positive effect on social relationships, may enhance weakened trust and belief abilities. The research to date regarding music therapy presents positive results from studies and surveys of nurses, music...
Source: Nursing Economic$ - January 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Gifford EJ Tags: Nurs Econ Source Type: journals

Music therapy in oncologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory News and ViewsDOI 10.1007/s12094-008-0289-3Authors Enrique García Jordá Journal Clinical and Translational OncologyOnline ISSN 1699-3055Print ISSN 1699-048X Journal Volume Volume 10 Journal Issue Volume 10, Number 12 / December, 2008 (Source: Clinical and Translational Oncology)
Source: Clinical and Translational Oncology - December 21, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Clinical and Translational Oncology Source Type: journals

Resounding attachment: cancer inpatients’ song lyrics for their children in music therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions  Parents’ song lyric messages may support their children during the parents’ illnesses and through the children’s developmental transitions and possible bereavement. Some parents use song writing for catharsis and to encourage their children’s continuing attachment with them after death. Through promoting parent–child connectedness and emotional expression, therapeutic song writing can be a valuable oncologic supportive care modality. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00520-008-0555-5Authors Clare O’Callaghan, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Locked...
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - December 17, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: journals

The Meaning of the Music: The Role of Music in Palliative Care Music Therapy as Perceived by Bereaved Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, the role of music in palliative care music therapy is examined and representatively summarized, followed by a review of strategies provided by this author to home hospice patients and their caregivers. The reported perceptions of the meaning of music to 7 bereaved caregivers are presented, including a review of themes and associated narrations that illustrated its significance. The caregivers described these aspects of music in sessions to have memorable and lasting effects as follows: "music is a conduit," "music gets inside us," "live music makes a difference," and "music is love." Findings support the ben...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - December 1, 2008 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Magill L Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: journals

Is there a role for music therapy in the care of the severely mentally ill?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Music therapy is a viable option within the creative arts therapies for enhancing quality of life in people with severe and enduring mental illness. PMID: 18785034 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Australasian Psychiatry)
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - November 27, 2008 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Grocke D, Bloch S, Castle D Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: journals

New music therapy may help tinnitus sufferersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Marburg, Germany - German researchers have discovered a form of music therapy that may help tinnitus sufferers. (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 17, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

£55k donation for Greater Manchester cancer teensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at The Christie today received a donation of almost £55,000 to fund the creation of a music therapy suite for young people suffering from cancer. (Source: Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Source: Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - November 7, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Organisation Source Type: organizations

The effect of music therapy on mood and anxiety-depression: An observational study in institutionalised patients with traumatic brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: These results confirm the usefulness of music therapy in the treatment of anxiety-depression and mood in patients with traumatic brain injury. Music therapy could usefully form an integral part of the management programme for these patients. PMID: 19027186 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique)
Source: Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique - November 6, 2008 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Guétin S, Soua B, Voiriot G, Picot MC, Hérisson C Tags: Ann Readapt Med Phys Source Type: journals

Protocol evaluation for effective music therapy for persons with nonfluent aphasia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents a music therapy treatment protocol study of 7 nonfluent patients with aphasia. The data and findings are discussed with regard to some of the recent focuses and issues addressed in the experimental studies using cognitive-behavioral, electrophysiological, and brain-imaging techniques. PMID: 19158063 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation)
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - November 1, 2008 Category: Neurology Authors: Kim M, Tomaino CM Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: journals

UK Board Accepts Gifts for new ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Tuesday accepted two significant gifts. The Lucille Caudill Little Foundation has made the initial pledge toward the creation of a $3 million endowment to create the states first graduate degree program in music therapy at the University of Kentucky School of Music and a unique performing arts program for the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. (Source: UK College of Medicine News)
Source: UK College of Medicine News - October 17, 2008 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: 7H000 clinical Source Type: news

Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just published in a special complementary and alternative therapy medicine issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 14, 2008 Category: Science Source Type: news

Music therapy cuts stress in pregnancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, research from Taiwan suggests. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - October 13, 2008 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

Music therapy reduces stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just published in a special complementary and alternative therapy medicine issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)
Source: News-Medical News Feed - October 6, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy Says StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just published in a special complementary and alternative therapy medicine issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Researchers from the College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, randomly assigned 116 pregnant women to a music group and 120 to a control group. (Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today - October 6, 2008 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

[Frontline Reports] One-Session Music Therapy and CBT for Critically Ill Cancer PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Psychiatr Serv)
Source: Psychiatr Serv - October 2, 2008 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Magill, L., Levin, T., Spodek, L. Tags: Minority Issues, Chronically Mentally Ill Patients, Patient Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Therapy, Other Psychotherapy Frontline Reports Source Type: journals