Music therapy

Each music intervention can be tailored to meet specific patient needs that strive to improve non-musical function. ADHD has no cure, but patients can use music therapy techniques as part of a multidisciplinary plan including medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy to gain adaptive skills to help control the symptoms caused by inattention/hyperactivity, thereby improving function in…

Dementia The purpose of this report is to provide a brief overview about dementia which includes describing the demographics, characteristics, and challenges of the disease. Additionally, this report will explain current medical issues, non-music therapy treatment trends, and current effective therapeutic interventions regarding this type of population. It is understood that dementia is an umbrella term which encompasses a large variety of diseases, therefore the objective of this report will…

Cultures have been created on the basis of rhythm, integrating ritual, dance, song and music into every aspect of community life. A review of the literature on the therapeutic benefits of music reveals that vibrotactile rhythm playing, the drum circle, is one activity that would be suitable for implementation with diverse groups within long-term care facilities. In particular, preliminary…

This is probably sounds a bit cliché, but as an ambitious young woman who wants to succeed in the future, I have a barrage of objectives which I plan to complete in certain amounts of time. With some goals, like graduating from high school and college, I have to wait until the time comes, making the best of my situation in the meanwhile. Luckily with others, I can be more proactive and achieve them in a shorter amount of time than others. Let 's start of simple, shall we? As a human being, I…

While music therapy has been proven to be effective, there are certain parameters in which therapy is more successful to target symptoms of agitation in these patients. Yu-Shiun et al. (2015) determined that for music therapy to be effective it had to be delivered at least twice a week. It was also identified that this intervention had a stronger effect in patients with milder symptoms of dementia, as opposed to those with a more progressed form of the disease (p. 1036). In addition, group…

the effect of individualized music therapy on nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia. Also, to study the effect of this music therapy on the resident’s quality of life and psychotropic medications. Crossover, exploratory, randomized control trial. Forty-two nursing home residents from 14 different nursing homes with moderate to severe dementia were randomized into a sequence of six weeks of standard care and six weeks of individualized music therapy. The agitation episodes were…

Researchers have taken an interest in looking at non pharmacological treatments such as music therapy…

Name University Affiliation In order to fully understand the concept of music therapy consumption and projected usefulness in health sector, it is essential to compare patients based in different locations and diagnosed with varied conditions. As such, this study will formulate research question and conduct a research with a goal of determining whether there is a difference between music therapy in home hospice and nursing home hospice settings. Ultimately, the research will…

What are the Effects of Music Therapy on Schizophrenic Patients? According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMN) schizophrenia affects about one percent of the world’s population. Schizophrenia is characterized by the NIMN as, “a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts” (2015). Music therapy may be efficient in improving the mental health of schizophrenics (Talwar, Crawford, Maratos, Nur, McDermott, & Procter, 2006). In the present paper,…

Effects of Music Therapy 1. Dealing with Depression The blood rushing through your veins. The music pounding in your ears. The joy of finally going to a concert. This is the moment you have been waiting for. These are the joys in life some people never, or rarely, have. But, they are able to get some joy through music. For me, this topic hits really close to home. I have suffered from depression and music and bands have helped tremendously. Many people like to make fun of others because of the…