This study aims to identify the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing anxiety and pain levels patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery. The method used this research is a literature review by searching online databases: Ebscohost, Wiley Online, Proquest, Pubmed, & ScienceDirect. results showed that was effective pain. type provided mostly natural music, duration 20-30 ...

Based on a doctoral study, the author presents a type of music therapy interaction called ‘Interaction Themes.’ These are developed from session to session and often appear in music therapy interventions with children with severe functional limitations, especially children with autism. Although the Interaction Themes are characterised by a relatively simple and selfgenerated content, they have ...

OBJECTIVE The role of music therapy in psychiatric care in Australia is briefly traced from the early 1990s to the present. With the shift to community-based care, contemporary music therapy practice for the severely mentally ill is reappraised alongside the principles of the recovery model. CONCLUSIONS Music therapy is a viable option within the creative arts therapies for enhancing quality ...

BACKGROUND Music therapy is frequently offered to individuals suffering from depression. Despite the lack of research into the effects of music therapy on this population, anecdotal evidence suggests that the results are rather promising. The aim of this study is to examine whether improvisational, psychodynamically orientated music therapy in an individual setting helps reduce symptoms of depr...

The purposes of this study were to: (a) analyze trends in poster session presentations at national music therapy conferences; (b) identify factors related to the number of posters presented; and (c) explore the rate at which results from poster presentations are published both in and outside of AMTA journals. Results indicated that most research posters at the AMTA national conference were pres...

Music enhances the human expression1 and in its universality has been played an important role in the social relations2, being suggested as a resource for health improvement3. Songs with more serene rhythms and melodies, calm and simple harmony are suggested to provide feelings of tranquility4 and physiological stability1,5. This more relaxed state leads to decrease heart and respiration rates,...

Background Music therapy in end-of-life care aims to improve a person's quality of life by helping relieve symptoms, addressing psychological needs, offering support, facilitating communication, and meeting spiritual needs. In Music therapy for end-of-life care 02-Nov-2009 Review Manager 5 2 addition, music therapists assist family and caregivers with coping, communication, and grief/bereavemen...

This comparative analysis examined the cost-effectiveness of music therapy as a procedural support in the pediatric healthcare setting. Many healthcare organizations are actively attempting to reduce the amount of sedation for pediatric patients undergoing various procedures. Patients receiving music therapy-assisted computerized tomography scans ( n = 57), echocardiograms ( n = 92), and other ...