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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...
This research was guided by the question: how does a music therapist approach a session for treating clients with depression? Several other details need to be examined in order to answer this question fully. The need for further information begs the question of what techniques are used in music therapy, which are the most effective, and why? What
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.
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Music therapy is efficacious for the treatment of depression. Compared to other psychotherapeutic forms, it allows for the emergence of various modes of mutual interaction, thus enabling multiple channels for emotional expression and fostering therapeutic alliance. Although musical interaction patterns between client and therapist have been regarde...
The following section presents results regarding clinical characteristics of the sample of clients, selection of optimal features for further analysis, associations between client improvement and musical interaction features, and relationships between musical interaction features and client allocation into factor levels.
This study is a follow-up to an RCT of music therapy for the treatment of depression. Its focus was to investigate the role of musical interaction in improvisations between client and therapist throughout a therapy process upon client improvement and differentiation between client allo-cation. To that end, we focused on both global estimates of mus...
The authors would like to thank Inga Pöntiö for the psychiatric assessments, Markku Pöyhönen for his constant support in administrative, practical, and logistical matters, Mikko Leimu for setting up the music recording platform, and Emily Carlson for her proofreading and comments on the manuscript.
Martin Hartmann: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing, Visualization. Anastasios Mavrolampados: Methodology, Investigation, Software, Writing – Review & Editing. Petri Toiviainen: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing – Review & Editing. Suvi Saarikallio: Conceptualization, Methodology, ...
The authors are fully committed to make raw data and associated protocols (e.g., code used for feature extraction and data analysis) supporting the conclusions of this article promptly available to readers with-out undue qualifications.
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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
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Depression is a very common mood disorder, resulting in a loss of social function, reduced quality of life and increased mortality. 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.
