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Music Therapy

Known as: Therapy, Music 
Treatment that uses music to help relieve pain or stress and promote well-being. It is being studied in the treatment of several cancer-related… 
National Institutes of Health

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Recreational therapy

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Music therapy for service users with dementia: a critical review of the literature.
Dementia is an organic mental health problem that has been estimated to affect over 23 million people worldwide. With increasing… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
The effect of music therapy compared with general recreational activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia: a randomised controlled trial
This study aimed to compare the effects of music therapy with general recreational day activities in reducing agitation in people… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Effects of music therapy on psychological symptoms and heart rate variability in patients with dementia. A pilot study.
We assessed the effects of music therapy (MT) on behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) in dementia associated with changes… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
An Introduction to Music Therapy Theory and Practice Third Edition
PrefaceAn Overview of Music Therapy1 Clinical Practice in Music Therapy2 Music Therapy: An Historical Perspective3 Music: A Human… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Favorite music and hand massage
Agitation in individuals with dementia living in the nursing home environment affects care and quality of life. Relaxation… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The effect of music therapy on mood states in neurological patients: a pilot study.
Music therapy as a clinical intervention has been demonstrated to improve mood states with a variety of populations, however… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Music therapy in physical medicine and rehabilitation
The therapeutic effects of music are being recognized increasingly in the field of rehabilitation medicine. More music therapists… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Age-related response to lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) emulsion and effect of music distraction on the pain of intravenous cannulation.
OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of a local anesthetic cream and music distraction in reducing or preventing pain from needle… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Rehabilitative Effect of Music Therapy for Residual Schizophrenia
Seventy-six in-patients who had the residual subtype of schizophrenia were randomly assigned to a treatment group or a control… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Music Therapy in Pain and Symptom Management
The use of music therapy in pain and symptom management in the care of patients with long-term and life-threatening illnesses can… 
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