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  1. Evidence is beginning to emerge that music therapy can improve the mental health of people with depression. We examine possible mechanisms of action of this complex intervention and suggest that music therapy partly is effective because active music-making within the therapeutic frame offers the patient opportunities for new aesthetic, physical ...

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      Participants receiving music therapy plus standard care...

  2. Nov 18, 2020 · Music therapy exhibited a significant reduction in depressive symptom (SMD = −0.66; 95% CI = -0.86 to -0.46; P <0.001) compared with the control group; while, music medicine exhibited a stronger effect in reducing depressive symptom (SMD = −1.33; 95% CI = -1.96 to -0.70; P <0.001).

    • Qishou Tang, Zhaohui Huang, Huan Zhou, Peijie Ye
    • 10.1371/journal.pone.0240862
    • 2020
    • PLoS One. 2020; 15(11): e0240862.
  3. Nov 16, 2017 · Music therapy for depression is likely to be effective for people in decreasing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Music therapy also helps people to function in their everyday life. However, our findings are not complete and need to be clarified through additional research.

    • Sonja Aalbers, Laura Fusar-Poli, Ruth E. Freeman, Marinus Spreen, Johannes C.F. Ket, Annemiek C. Vin...
    • 10.1002/14651858.CD004517.pub3
    • 2008
    • 2017/11
  4. Feb 22, 2022 · Objective: To identify and synthesize evidence from randomized clinical trials that assessed the effects of music therapy on anxiety and depression symptoms in adults with mental disorders.

  5. Nov 27, 2020 · The present study is a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of music therapy on both physiological stress-related arousal (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, hormone levels) and psychological stress-related experiences (e.g., state anxiety, restlessness or nervousness) in clinical health care settings.

    • Martina de Witte, Ana da Silva Pinho, Geert Jan Stams, Xavier Moonen, Arjan E.R. Bos, Susan van Hoor...
    • 2020
  6. Jul 7, 2017 · Music interventions have been shown to be a potential alternative for depression therapy but the number of up-to-date research literature is quite limited. We present a review of original research trials which utilize music or music therapy as intervention to treat participants with depressive symptoms.

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  8. trial of music therapy specifically for depression and the results suggest that it can improve the mood and global functioning of people with this disorder. Among the challenges involved in evaluating complex interventions such as music therapy are those associated with treatment fidelity. Erkkila¨ et al have addressed this issue by