Psychiatric Disorders: Music Therapy

Many people have a tendency of not knowing what music therapy is, and or what it could do. People like myself have had trouble understanding music therapy and the treatment of it. So, what exactly is music therapy? Music therapy is the use of music as a treatment for patients with psychiatric disorders. Music therapy has been in existence for centuries, and it is known to be the most expensive therapy in the field of psychology. Music therapy is very effective for psychiatric patients who struggle with mental illness, depression, and stress. Music therapy has been life changing for many psychiatric patients and their loved ones. I found this research to be very interesting and informative. Several find the discovery fascinating because no …show more content…
It goes into detail about music therapy history and some individuals’ personal experiences. This internet source is very informative about music therapy and is greatly detailed. As I was reading through, I was informed about many things I did not know, such as the history of music therapy, and some personal stories that many people shared. I would use this as a source for a research paper primarily because of the personal experiences shared on the website.
Bruscia, K. E. (2014). Defining Music Therapy. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.
This source apprises about a culmination of a 25-year project that changes the perspective on music therapy. This book will simply help a person fathom music therapy and what it is about because it is filled with respectable information and facts that will teach someone whose focal concern is music therapy. In comparison to the other sources, I believe that this source has the most information concerning music therapy. I would strongly want to use this book as a source because of the evidence and facts that are shared in it.
Goodman, K. D. (2015). International Perspectives in Music Therapy Education and Training: Adapting to a Changing World. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C …show more content…
As I read through this article, I saw how significant it was for patients with dementia to have music therapy because music helps patients recall forgotten memories. This source is not as informative as the other sources that I have researched because of its deficiency of information, but I have found this source to be easy to understand and appealing because it revealed how powerful music can be. I would not use this for a research paper source because there is not enough information to base a detailed research paper