Music perception involves acoustic analysis, auditory memory, auditory scene analysis,
processing of interval relations, of musical syntax and semantics, and activation of (pre) …

Importance Music therapy may facilitate skills in areas affected by autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), such as social interaction and communication. Objective To evaluate effects of …

Although listening is central to human interaction, its importance is often ignored. In the rush
to speak and be heard, it is easy to neglect listening and disregard its significance as a way …

Invitation to Community Music Therapy presents the main perspectives and principles of
community music therapy as it is practiced around the world. A relatively recent development …

There is a growing need for a new kind of debate at the intersection of the humanities and
healthcare, health and well-being. In the recent past the field of medical humanities has …

How do we talk about feelings to children who are cut off from feeling? How do we raise
hope and a sense of safety in despairing and terrified children without offering false hope …

Objectives: Despite the popularity of music-based interventions in dementia care, there is a
limited knowledge of how and why people with dementia find music beneficial for their well …

Objective Recent reviews on music therapy for people with dementia have been limited to
attempting to evaluate whether it is effective, but there is a need for a critical assessment of …

Introduces the principles and applications of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) Cognitive
Analytic Therapy (CAT) is an increasingly popular approach to therapy that is now widely …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …