When Advice Crosses the Line
During the process of my son’s recovery from his eating disorder I have received advice from many places. More often than not this advice was helpful and appreciated. Many people have shared with me their tips and creative strategies for managing eating disorders in their homes and many of them I utilized in our own home. There was, of course, that “advice” from friends or family members that was really not very helpful at all. That generally wasn’t advice though. That was usually a very ill-informed statement or comment that would sometimes make me wonder whether it was intended to be helpful at all or who it was ...
Source: Psych Central - April 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Christina Leigh Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Caregivers Eating Disorders Family Parenting Psychotherapy Treatment dietary needs Family therapy Grief Healthcare Providers Malnutrition Support Group Support Groups unsolicited advice Source Type: news
Music Training May Facilitate Memory Function in Alzheimer ’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has long been considered a detrimental form of dementia. With over 35 million individuals globally living with dementia and this number predicted to triple in the next thirty years (World Health Organization, 2012); it is now vital that effective pharmacological treatments help modify the disease and improve individual’s quality of life — as current pharmacological treatments have only been effective in relation to relieving the severity of symptoms.
As a result researchers have looked to investigate whether other non-pharmacological treatments can supplement pharmacological treatments to...
Source: Psych Central - January 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joe Husbands Tags: Aging Alzheimer's Caregivers Disabilities Memory and Perception Alzheimer's disease Cognition Dementia Music Therapy Source Type: news
Study to examine if music-based play helps young cancer patients and their parents
(Indiana University) An Indiana University School of Nursing researcher has been awarded $1.4 million to determine if a music therapy intervention can be used to manage acute distress in young cancer patients ages 3 to 8 and their parents. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Music therapy reduces depression in young people, study finds
THE largest ever study of music therapy's effect on children with depression has found significant benefits. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Enriched Music Therapy Benefits Stroke Patients Long Term Enriched Music Therapy Benefits Stroke Patients Long Term
Stroke patients actively participating in rhythmic music therapy had improved physical function and feelings of well-being. Effects persisted at 1 year after 6 weeks of therapy, a study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - November 4, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Music therapy helps children with depression, study finds
Ryan MaassPOOLE, England, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Music therapy may be an effective method for helping children and adolescents recover from depression, researchers suggest in a new study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The many adventures of Wesley: Specialty care helps toddler with heart disease reach neurodevelopmental milestones
Will and Alicia Ethridge knew their unborn son would need complex open-heart surgery soon after birth, due to a serious congenital defect that was detected in utero.
Wesley suffered from a genetic form of cardiomyopathy, which meant the walls of his heart muscles were thickened, and blood flow to the left side of his body was restricted.
The knowledge about their son’s disease prepared them for many things about the impending medical journey (including arranging for cardiac surgery at the Boston Children’s Hospital Heart Center, just a few hours’ drive from their home in Maine) but there were many more things ab...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 3, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Horan Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program Dr. Caitlin Rollins Dr. Samantha Butler Heart Center Source Type: news
Music therapy reduces depression in children, adolescents, research finds
Music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems, researchers have discovered. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 3, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Music Therapy May Help Kids Cope With Immunization Shots Music Therapy May Help Kids Cope With Immunization Shots
Music therapy can help young children get through painful injections, a new study hints.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 28, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Music therapy may help kids cope with immunization shots
(Reuters Health) - When little kids need to get a painful injection, music therapy can help them get through the procedure, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Music therapy strikes a chord
Reposted with permission from Cochrane AustraliaA trio of music therapy reviews featured in last year ’s Australian top 100 Cochrane Library downloads, withMusic Therapy for depression coming in at number 7,Music Therapy for people with spectrum disorder at number 40 andMusic Therapy for people with dementia at 76. Recently a new update ofMusic interventions for cancer patientstook centre stage and madeheadlines around the world, finding that music may have beneficial effects on anxiety, pain, fatigue, depression and quality of life for people with cancer.‘It’s great to see these reviews are the subject of so much in...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 21, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
New paper provides insights for music therapy in surgical area
(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) During a two-year clinical trial on music therapy during breast biopsy procedures, the authors of this study gained information on potential benefits, challenges and methods of facilitating a surgical music therapy program. In addition, they learned approaches to integrating the program with perioperative nursing staff members. The study appears in AORN Journal. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
MODEM: modelling outcome and cost impacts of interventions for dementia: music therapy
Music therapy aims to help and support people to express themselves, explore their feelings and bring about positive change through music. A trained music therapist works with people with dementia to reduce their anxiety and restlessness (agitation) and to improve the confidence and wellbeing of themselves and/or their family carer. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Randomized trial of group music therapy with Chinese prisoners: impact on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem - Chen XJ, Hannibal N, Gold C.
This study investigated the effects of group music therapy on improving anxiety, depression, and self-esteem in Chinese prisoners. Two-hundred male prisoners were randomly assigned to music therapy (n = 100) or standard care (n = 100). The music therapy ha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Music Therapy Helps Preemie Babies Thrive
Mom ' s singing helps stabilize infant breathing (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - August 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Pediatrics, Psychiatry, News, Source Type: news
