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Mental health disorders and suicidality are rising among adolescents and young adults (A-YA) while rates of treatment engagement remain notoriously low. Emerging research supports the potential of music-based interventions to improve mental health, ...
effects of the pandemic, health and education resources stretched thin, and mental health needs increasing everywhere The harmony promises to become even richer in the coming year: the World Congress of Music Therapy in Vancouver is just around the corner, and will be an opportunity to showcase Canadian music therapy like never before From
- Creating Music Opportunities
- Increased Presence of Music Therapy
- Recognition and Visibility of Music Therapy
- Conclusion
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, music therapists worked to enhance music opportunities outside of music therapy sessions for patients on mental health units. While creating music opportunities was an element of these hospital music therapy programs before the pandemic, facilitating opportunities for independent music-making or liste...
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the temporary suspension of music therapy services on other inpatient units and outpatient and community-based programs meant that some music therapists could increase the time they spent providing music therapy on inpatient mental health units. In spending more time on inpatient mental health units, ...
Despite the various restrictions that limited music therapy practice during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, music therapists working on inpatient mental health units noticed that music therapy was appreciated by medical and allied staff during this time of heightened stress and uncertainty. Due to less activity and limited personnel on inp...
Adapting music therapy services on inpatient mental health units during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for music therapists like Bouchard, Curry, Pearson, and Shah. Restrictions such as singing bans and limitations on group sizes have been disappointing and frustrating. At the same time, the challenge of improvising and cre...
Aug 1, 2023 · Recent research suggests that music engagement not only shapes our personal and cultural identities but also plays a role in mood regulation. 1 A 2022 review and meta-analysis of music therapy found an overall beneficial effect on stress-related outcomes.
Jun 22, 2021 · For individuals who experience severe problems (e.g., MDD, SUDs), engaging with music may reduce symptoms or improve treatment outcomes. This is the primary goal of most music...
- Daniel E Gustavson, Peyton L Coleman, John R Iversen, Hermine H Maes, Reyna L Gordon, Miriam D Lense...
- 2021
Nov 27, 2020 · The current meta-analytic review provides evidence that music therapy can be effective in reducing stress and provides justifications for the increasing use of music therapy carried out by a qualified music therapist in both mental health care practice and medical settings. Given the added value of the presence of a well-trained and qualified ...
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Aug 5, 2020 · A recent systematic review, specifically focused on music and well-being, concluded that there is reliable evidence for positive effects of music and singing on hedonic and eudaemonic well-being in adults, including associations between music and reduced anxiety in young adults, enhanced mood and purpose in adults, and well-being, quality of ...
