Archive for September, 2008
September 29th, 2008 17:09:34
Can music therapy engage patients in group cognitive behaviour therapy for substance abuse treatment?
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Can music therapy engage patients in group cognitive behaviour therapy for substance abuse treatment?
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2008 Mar;27(2):190-6
Authors: Dingle GA, Gleadhill L, Baker FA
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Despite the availability of effective treatments for substance use disorders, engaging people in treatment remains a challenge. This clinical study describes a 7-week trial of music therapy as an adjunct to group cognitive behaviour therapy with the aim of increasing patient engagement in a private hospital open group programme. DESIGN AND METHODS: Patient attendance rates and perceptions of the music therapy were collected at the end of each music therapy session by means of an anonymous survey, and only data from each patient’s first survey were used in the analysis. Twenty-four surveys were analysed, representing feedback from 10 men and 14 women, aged between 17 and 52 years. RESULTS: The average attendance rate over the 7-week trial was 75%. The results indicated that enjoyment and motivation to participate during the sessions was uniformly high (mean ratings of 4.3 and 4.0 out of 5, respectively). The majority (83%) of participants reported that they would attend another music therapy session, and almost half (46%) endorsed that ‘(music therapy) would help them to feel more a part of the group’. Additional analyses revealed that music therapy was able to engage patients regardless of their age group (25 years and under vs. over-25 years) or substance (alcohol only vs. other drugs). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Music therapy is a promising approach to improving engagement in substance abuse treatment groups.
PMID: 18264881 [PubMed - in process]
September 26th, 2008 6:09:42
Effects of group music intervention on depression, anxiety, and relationships in psychiatric patients: a pilot study.
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Effects of group music intervention on depression, anxiety, and relationships in psychiatric patients: a pilot study.
J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jun;14(5):567-70
Authors: Choi AN, Lee MS, Lim HJ
OBJECTIVE: To test whether group music therapy is effective for improving depression, anxiety, and relationships in psychiatric patients. METHODS: Twenty six patients were non-randomly allocated to either a music intervention group or a routine care group. The music intervention group received 60 minutes of music intervention for 15 sessions (1 or 2 times weekly). The outcomes were measured with Beck’s Depression Inventory, the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Relationship Change Scale. RESULTS: After 15 sessions, the music intervention group showed significant improvements in depression, anxiety, and relationships compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that music can improve depression, anxiety, and relationships in psychiatric patients. However, we cannot elucidate the nonspecific effects. Furthermore, objective and replicable measures are required from a randomized controlled trial with a larger sample size and an active comparable control.
PMID: 18564958 [PubMed - in process]
September 24th, 2008 10:09:46
Experiencing music therapy cancer support.
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Experiencing music therapy cancer support.
J Health Psychol. 2008 Mar;13(2):190-200
Authors: Rykov MH
I portray health-related research outcomes in an arts-informed representation that disrupts the traditional discursive-scholarly format of journal writing to privilege better the participants’ accounts and communicate these experientially. The representation uncovers meaning through alternative ways of communicating and conveys the ineffable quality of music in a manner that may be understood through and beyond words. This expands the convention of health-related research outcomes, including ways of knowing, what can be known and how this can be represented. I elaborate my intentions for this experiential report, discuss theoretical underpinnings of this methodology and describe a music therapy support group model.
PMID: 18375625 [PubMed - in process]
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