Music Therapy
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Music therapy to relieve anxiety in pregnant women on bedrest: a randomized, controlled trial.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To explore the effect of music therapy on anxiety alleviation for antepartal women on bedrest in China. DESIGN AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty patients recruited from one tertiary hospital in Changsha city, China were enrolled in a ... Read more...

Both happy and sad melodies modulate tonic human heat pain.

30 Aug 2009 The mechanism of music effects on pain perception remains to be elucidated. To determine which component (mood or valence) of music is more important in music-induced hypoalgesia, we compared the effects of 2 melodies with different moods (happy vs ... Read more...

Novel challenges to gait in Parkinson's disease: the effect of concurrent music in single- and dual-task contexts.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of concurrent music on parkinsonian gait in single- and dual-task contexts. DESIGN: A counterbalanced repeated-measure design. SETTING: A university balance research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: People with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Music Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Music therapy to relieve anxiety in pregnant women on bedrest: a randomized, controlled trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Both happy and sad melodies modulate tonic human heat pain. 30 Aug 2009
• Bringing arts-based therapies in from the scientific cold. 30 Aug 2009
• Novel challenges to gait in Parkinson's disease: the effect of concurrent music in single- and dual-task contexts. 30 Aug 2009
• Strategies for overcoming site and recruitment challenges in research studies based in intensive care units. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of individualized music on agitation in individuals with dementia who live at home. 11 Aug 2009
• [Nurse's experience of using music therapy to relieve acute pain in a post-orthopedic surgery patient] 30 Jul 2009
• Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of music on depression levels and physiological responses in community-based older adults. 30 Jul 2009
• Cochrane Reviews of non-medication-based psychotherapeutic and other interventions for schizophrenia, psychosis, and bipolar disorder: A systematic literature review. 30 Jul 2009
• Evidence-based review of clinical studies on pharmacology (non-anesthetic studies). 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of music therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with Alzheimer's type dementia: randomised, controlled study. 21 Jul 2009
• Non-pharmacological interventions for assisting the induction of anaesthesia in children. 6 Jul 2009
• Perspectives on music therapy in adult cancer care: a hermeneutic study. 29 Jun 2009
• Songs for learning. Interview by Jenny Knight. 29 Jun 2009
• Reestablishing speech understanding through musical ear training after cochlear implantation: a study of the potential cortical plasticity in the brain. 29 Jun 2009
• Melodic intonation therapy: shared insights on how it is done and why it might help. 29 Jun 2009
• Therapeutic role of music listening in stroke rehabilitation. 29 Jun 2009
• Music programs designed to remedy burnout symptoms show significant effects after five weeks. 29 Jun 2009
• A new approach to rhythm cueing of cognitive functions: the case of ideomotor apraxia. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Music Therapy'

Definition: The use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.

Descriptor UI: D009147

Alternative terms: Music Therapy; Therapy, Music;

Related Mesh Headings: Acoustic Stimulation;

Allowable Qualifiers: trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards;

Tree Number: E02.190.888.500; E02.831.440; F04.754.549;

History Note: 74

Technical Notes: DF: MUSIC THER