Is There a Role for Music Therapy in the Care of the Severely Mentally Ill?

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 442-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Grocke ◽  
Sidney Bloch ◽  
David Castle
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Recovery Model ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill

Objective: The role of music therapy in psychiatric care in Australia is briefly traced from the early 1990s to the present. With the shift to community-based care, contemporary music therapy practice for the severely mentally ill is reappraised alongside the principles of the recovery model. Conclusions: Music therapy is a viable option within the creative arts therapies for enhancing quality of life in people with severe and enduring mental illness.

scholarly journals Construct Validation of Quality of Life for the Severely Mentally Ill

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwendolyn Watkins Johnson ◽  
Aurelio José Figueredo ◽  
Richard R. Bootzin ◽  
Michael R. Berren ◽  
Lee H. Sechrest
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill

Nursing in Integrative Medicine and Nurses’ Engagement in Caring-Healing

2012 ◽  
pp. 235-239
Author(s):  
Chiyoko Inomata ◽  
Shin’ichi Nitta
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Integrative Medicine ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Healing Environment ◽  
Therapy Sessions

In 2008, the authors’ team started an ongoing project to administer music therapy sessions for patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Studies were made conducted from the “caring” perspective to evaluate the effects of music therapy on the mental health of the patients (Inomata, 2008a, Inomata 2008b) and on the role of nurses in integrative medicine (Inomata, 2008c). On the basis of the findings from these studies, music therapy programs were designed and conducted to meet the different needs of various neurodegenerative diseases. This project was the first ever reported music therapy initiative undertaken as a multi-disciplinary collaborative work and in partnership with a patients’ group (Saji, 2010). The findings from four years of running the project are summarized as follows: (1) Music therapy helped maintain/improve the QOL(Quality of Life) level of neurodegenerative disease patients, which would otherwise deteriorate with the progress of symptoms; (2) There was an improvement in the patients’ psychological and spiritual health as exemplified by the expansion of consciousness and rebuilding of relationships; (3) The project increased the feeling of partnership among the multi-disciplinary team members; (4) Care providers shared values such as self-belief and respect for both the self and others; (5) Caring for patients’ emotional side by being compassionate and staying with them and/or listening to them resulted in a stronger care provider-patient bond; (6) Nurses were engaged in the building a healing environment as “healers,” and the patients found more hope in everyday life.

scholarly journals Setting up an assertive community treatment service

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kent ◽  
Tom Burns
Keyword(s):  
Assertive Community Treatment ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Revolving Door ◽  
Community Treatment ◽  
Treatment Service ◽  
Flexible Support ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
Key Worker

The last 20 years have witnessed a surge of interest in assertive community treatment (ACT) for the severely mentally ill (Drake & Burns, 1995). ACT aims to help people who would otherwise be in and out of hospital on a ‘revolving door’ basis live in the community and enjoy the best possible quality of life. Services based on the ACT model seek to replace the total support of the hospital with comprehensive, intensive and flexible support in the community, delivered by an individual key worker or core services team. They are organised in a way that optimises continuity of care across different functional areas and across time.

The Role of Adult Siblings in Providing Social Support to the Severely Mentally Ill

1992 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan V. Horwitz ◽  
Richard C. Tessler ◽  
Gene A. Fisher ◽  
Gail M. Gamache
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Adult Siblings ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill

Making a reality of user involvement in community mental health services

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamaldeep Bhui ◽  
Anne Aubin ◽  
Geraldine Strathdee
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Service Management ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Community Mental Health Services ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Everyday Clinical Practice ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation

User centred services as an ideology have not become a reality of everyday clinical practice. In this paper we introduce a series of articles which describe user centred practice in a south London community-based rehabilitation service for the severely mentally ill. We emphasise the medical consultation style adopted, the service management style and specific initiatives allowing users to influence our practice and shape functional and structural components of the service.

scholarly journals Peran Kelompok Masyarakat dalam Rehabilitasi Ekosistem Mangrove di Pesisir Kota Semarang

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nana Kariada Tri Martuti ◽  
Sri Mulyani Endang Susilowati ◽  
Wahid Akhsin Budi Nur Sidiq ◽  
Ditha Prasisca Mutiatari
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Wave Breaking ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
Community Based Programs

The coastal area of Semarang City has a strategic function for regional economic development. Due to land use change, the environmental quality of coastal area is damaged and declining. The environmental quality decline has affected the socio-economic quality of local community. This research aims to investigate the role of local community in sustainable environmental management in Semarang City coastal area. The study takes place in two kelurahans, namely Tugurejo and Mangunharjo, and applies a descriptive qualitative approach to figure out the local community role in the coastal environment rehabilitation. Data collection through a preliminary survey supported with a satellite imagery study covers up an appropriate ecosystem with the research substance. Then the following data analysis and interpretation uses Miles and Huberman interactive analysis method. The results show the significant role of the local community in coastal area quality management and improvement in Semarang City more effectively and efficiently. This relates to their active interactions in various community-based programs including wave-breaking instrument building and mangrove nursery and planting.

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