Abstract The 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 9.5 million
Americans aged 18 and older have been diagnosed with more than one mental disorder …

Music-based interventions have been utilized to address a wide array of health issues and
symptoms for patients in many different clinical settings. This growing body of research …

As music therapists, music is our primary realm of understanding and action and our
distinctive way of joining with a client to help them attain optimal health and well-being. As …

The use of music in psychotherapeutic treatment is typically thought of as a recent practice
whose roots are incorrectly attributed to ancient Greek and European medicine. The present …

Music therapists work with a variety of popu-lations. In this edition's music and healing
column thefocus is on individuals diagnosed with visual impair-ments and the role of music …

This chapter provides a review of the literature on nonpharmacological management of
symptoms with music listening for critically ill patients during mechanical ventilation and with …

Abstract The Kichwa of San Martín, often referred to as “Lamista Kichwa” after the central
town of Lamas, are a group of Indigenous people whose cultural identity was borne out of …

Within the population of older adults, overall well-being corresponds with the ability to self-
actualize and seek meaning, but age-related changes combined with ageism and isolation …

There is an identified need for non-pharmacological approaches to address the unique
psychosocial needs of women suffering from contested chronic pain conditions. Although …

Aigen, K.(2005) Music-Centered Music Therapy. Dallas TX: Barcelona Publishers. Baker,
FA, Tamplin, J., MacDonald, RAR, Ponsford, J., Roddy, C., Lee, C. and Pickard, N.(2017) …