Music therapy is increasingly being used as an intervention for stress reduction in both
medical and mental healthcare settings. Music therapy is characterized by personally …

Negative stress is a serious risk factor for the onset and progression of a wide range of
physical illnesses and emotional problems. In the literature, an increasing examination of …

Background: Living at home following a diagnosis of dementia can be difficult for both the
person living with dementia (PwD) and their family caregivers (FCG). Active group music …

Rationale: Many young people turn to music as a way of exploring and managing their
moods and emotions. The literature is replete with studies that correlate music preferences …

Music is a complex intervention strategy; thus, the characteristics of the music are important
to therapeutic outcomes. Greater clarity for the role of the musical elements in therapeutic …

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 …

Although physiological synchronization has been associated with the level of empathy in
emotionally meaningful relationships, little is known about the interbrain synchrony between …

Music therapy intervention manuals suggest that individuals who suffer from affective
disorders benefit from listening to music according to the iso principle. The iso principle …

Background and objectives Music and auditory beat stimulation (ABS) in the theta frequency
range (4–7 Hz) are sound-based anxiety treatments that have been independently …

Purpose Music therapy has shown benefits for reducing distress in individuals with cancer.
We explore the effects of music therapy on self-reported symptoms of patients receiving …