Treatment effects of adjunct group music therapy in inpatients with chronic schizophrenia: a systematic review

ConclusionEvidence from this review suggests rehabilitation with adjunctive regular PML or combined ASMM in group settings may provide therapeutic engagement, contributing to improvements in social interest and participation. PML is low-cost and non-invasive therapy. Enhancing overall QoL as one type of psychosocial therapy. More rigorous longitudinal studies with larger sample sizes are needed to investigate whether regular long-term individual PML and active group music therapy have the same significant treatment effects as coping and rehabilitation strategies.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research