Music Therapy Does Not Appear to Improve Autism Symptoms in Young Children (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Music therapy seems no better than standard care alone in improving autism symptoms, according to an international trial in JAMA.Over … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Music therapy may not lead to big benefits for kids with autism
(Reuters Health) - Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) don't benefit from the addition of music therapy on top of their usual treatments, according to results from a large international clinical trial. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study casts doubt on music therapy for kids with autism
Ethan Jones thinks he was playing the piano. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effects of community-based group music therapy for children exposed to ongoing child maltreatment and poverty in South Korea: a block randomized controlled trial - Kim J.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Community-Based Group Music Therapy on internalizing behavioral problems in children who were exposed to ongoing child maltreatment and poverty in South Korea. It was a block randomized controlled... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like disorders.
Music therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses musical interaction as a means of communication and expression. Within the area of serious mental disorders, the aim of the therapy is to help people improve their emotional and relational competencies, and address issues they may not be able to using words alone.
To review the effects of music therapy, or music therapy added to standard care, compared with placebo therapy, standard care or no treatment for people with serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Horse Riding, Music Therapy Benefit Late-Stage Stroke Horse Riding, Music Therapy Benefit Late-Stage Stroke
Rehabilitation programs that involve a multisensory intervention improved gait, balance, strength, and cognition in late-stage stroke survivors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Music Therapy May Strike the Right Note for Schizophrenia Music Therapy May Strike the Right Note for Schizophrenia
A new Cochrane Review shows that music therapy benefits global state, mental state, social function, and quality of life in the short to medium term.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Long-term stroke survivors believe they do better with horse, music therapy
(Reuters Health) - A small Swedish study of stroke patients finds that activities such as horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapy can help them feel like they're recovering faster, even if their stroke occurred years earlier. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Music therapy for people with substance use disorders
The objectives are as follows:
To assess the effects of music therapy, as a primary or a supportive intervention, compared to standard care, wait-list control or no treatment, for people with substance use disorders, to reduce substance use,the severity of substance dependence/abuse, psychological symptoms, and substance cravin g; to enhance motivation for change/treatment; and for retention in treatment.
To assess the impact of the number of music therapy sessions on study outcomes. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biodex Releases NEW Gait Trainer 3: First Ever Gait Training Treadmill...
Merge of music therapy and biomedical technology takes a groundbreaking step for neurological rehab(PRWeb May 19, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/05/prweb14347180.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 19, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Music Therapy May Reduce Depression in Dementia Music Therapy May Reduce Depression in Dementia
New review shows that participating in group or individual music therapy sessions reduces depressive symptoms but not aggression or agitation in patients with dementia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Music therapy for women survivors of intimate partner violence: an intercultural experience from a feminist perspective - Juan TF.
This study arose from the growing number of women around the world subjected by their partner to domestic violence. These women suffer from issues of self-esteem, anxiety, identity crisis and high levels of depression, among other social and psychological ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Queen are Britain's top choice for tackling mental health
Queen ’s We Will Rock You is the song most used in music therapy in the UK, followed by Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, Amazing Grace by Elvis Presley, and Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Music May Soothe the'Savage Beast' of Post-Op Pain
FRIDAY, April 7, 2017 -- Patients recovering from back surgery often struggle with pain and anxiety, but new research shows that music therapy may help ease their discomfort.
Medication is commonly used to manage pain for people who ' ve had surgery... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 7, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
