Music therapy for negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia: five systemic N-of-1 trials in a high-security psychiatric hospital

CONCLUSION Music therapy seems to have a positive effect on the reduction of negative symptoms and regaining of activity and treatment motivation in forensic psychiatric patients, who prior to the study were long-lasting inactive and difficult to motivate. Adjusting the music therapy to individual needs, personalized treatment, is in line with the complexity of the target group.PMID:34231859
Source: Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research