Adolescents’ Experiences of Music Therapy in an Inpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Rosado
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Crisis Stabilization ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
Group Music Therapy

Abstract Fourteen adolescents on an inpatient crisis stabilization unit were interviewed about their experiences of group music therapy in order to understand how sessions impacted their mental health recovery. Using analytic procedures consistent with qualitative content analysis, 13 preliminary themes captured their session experiences. From these themes, 4 central concepts emerged: (1) music therapy affirms participants’ strengths, (2) music therapy affirms coping resources, (3) music therapy integrates cognitive and affective processes, and (4) music therapy provides continuity of experiences. Each theme and concept is defined, along with implications for clinical implications and future research.

Music Therapy with Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Policastro Vega
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Treatment Goals ◽  
Social Emotion ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
And Behavior

The purpose of this paper is to define addiction and co-occurring disorders, review the current music therapy literature with regard to techniques and treatment goals and finally to accentuate gaps in research for future investigation. Mental health practitioners have been becoming increasing more aware that persons with addiction disorders have a high incidence of co-occurring mental health disorders. The term “comorbidity” is defined by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) as a person who exhibits more than one disorder or illness concurrently or sequentially, one after the other (NIH, 2011). The most common music therapy techniques is music songwriting and music improvisation. Most goals focus on the domains of education, social, emotion and behavior. The music therapy literature contains only seven studies, four quantitative, one case study and one descriptive study.  With the exception of one study, the research reflects finding in an eight-year time span with the most recent study being 3 years old. Future research needs to be reported with persons with addiction and co-occurring disorders. 

Explaining Differences in Mental Health Between Married and Cohabiting Individuals

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Marcussen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
Status Differences

Research on the relationship between cohabitation and mental health tends to ignore social psychological factors that help explain mental health differences between the married and the unmarried, including coping resources and perceived relationship quality. In this paper I draw on social psychological theory and research to clarify differences in depression and alcohol use between married and cohabiting individuals. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, I examine the independent and combined influences of socioeconomic status, coping resources, and relationship quality to account for marital status differences in distress. I find that marital status differences in coping resources and relationship quality help explain the gap in depression, but not in alcohol use, between married and cohabiting individuals. I also find that social selection is not responsible for marital status differences in distress. The implications of these findings for future research on cohabitors' mental health are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effects of Group Music Therapy on Levels of Anxiety, Depression, Well-Being, Functional Disability, and Distress in Adult Congolese Refugees

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (Spring 2020) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Hawkes
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Verbal Language ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Group Music Therapy ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Refugees have a variety of mental health needs due to their experiences, including trauma, anxiety, and depression. Psychotherapy, one of the main modalities for treatment, presents limitations including language barriers and negative stigmas. Music therapy might help to overcome these limitations due to its reliance upon music, rather than verbal language, as the therapeutic medium, and due to music’s ubiquitous cultural prevalence. Music therapy has been shown to have positive effects on sleep quality, well- being, trauma symptoms, social function, and mood. Music therapy training and research results have demonstrated ways to connect with clients through music and overcome cross-cultural barriers. The objective of this case study was to determine the effects of group music therapy on levels of anxiety, depression, well-being, functional disability, and distress in two adult Congolese refugees. Further, the study explored the themes which the participants reported they preferred and were most likely to use on their own regarding the music interventions. A mixed-methods approach was used to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. The study involved eight weekly, one hour-long music therapy sessions following a protocol that included four themes: socialization, emotional expression, English-learning, and personalized use of music. Levels of anxiety, depression, well-being, and functional disability were assessed using psychometric tests before the first session, after the fourth session, and after the eighth session. The data found overall decreased levels of anxiety, depression, and distress, increased levels of well-being, and little change in level of functional disability. Prevalent themes from the self-report questionnaire were instrument playing, singing, listening, and the hello song. Conclusions and recommendations for future research are included.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Unpublished and Non-Refereed Music Therapy Mental Health Papers Found via Google Scholar

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melody R Peterson ◽  
Michael J Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mental Health Literature ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations

As Google Scholar searches yield unpublished papers, it may inadvertently impact the perception of the music therapy literature for clinicians, researchers, and service users. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to identify and analyze the current literature comprised of unpublished and non-refereed papers regarding music therapy and mental health from January 2000 to September 2017 located via Google Scholar. After establishing inclusion and exclusion criteria, papers were identified using a variety of combinations of music therapy and mental health keywords. Twenty-one papers met inclusion criteria. Sixteen papers were master’s theses and five were doctoral dissertations. Almost half of the papers (n = 8) involved adolescents with mental health diagnoses. Although not all papers contained data, more papers contained qualitative data (n = 10) than quantitative data (n = 3). The unpublished music therapy and mental health literature may represent a valuable resource for guiding clinical practice and research. As the majority of authors were affiliated with universities outside the United States, perhaps there is greater interest in mental health outside the United States. It is concerning that many identified papers required additional login credentials. Implications for clinical practice, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided.

Structural Analysis of Therapeutic Improvisatory Music

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Andrew Lee
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Behavioural Analysis ◽  
Improvised Music ◽  
Future Publication ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

The hypothesis concerning analysis of pre-composed music and its significance in providing awareness for ensuing clinical situations (Schmidt, 1984), reveals further complex issues with regard to improvised therapeutic music. The author will illustrate that much may be ascertained from analysing a passage of improvised music, in relation to future perceptual directions. The client's development within music therapy is not the main consideration; nonetheless, at certain locations it becomes pertinent, in validating comprehensively this analytical study, to draw upon subjective issues relating to musical process and therapeutic outcome. The design of this paper encompasses, in the main, abstractions relating to specific musical techniques, their affiliation with behavioural analysis, and the ensuing clinical implications of these aligned interpretations. An atonal comparative sectional analysis is to be subsequently studied in a future publication, looking more specifically at the relationship between tonality, atonality and the significance of these factors for the future research of therapeutic improvised situation.

scholarly journals Importance of spiritual well-being in assessment of recovery: the Service-user Recovery Evaluation (SeRvE) scale

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 444-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna M. Barber ◽  
Madeleine Parkes ◽  
Helen Parsons ◽  
Christopher C. H. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Service User ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Literature Searches ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Aims and methodTo develop a self-report questionnaire to measure mental health recovery from the service user viewpoint. Literature searches and scoping exercises indicated that psychological, social and spiritual issues should be included. The resultant provisional scale was completed by 107 service users.ResultsThe provisional scale was shortened as a result of factor analysis. The finalised version was highly reliable (Cronbach's alpha 0.911) and valid, correlating significantly with an already established recovery scale. It contained nine recognisable subscales, the first two describing existential and religious well-being. Separate well-being and ill-being factors were also identified.Clinical implicationsAn inclusive tool for service users' assessment of their own recovery, the Service User Recovery Evaluation (SeRvE) scale, has been validated. This can be used both as a research tool and clinically to monitor interventions. The importance of spiritual care for service users is highlighted.

scholarly journals The Effect of Music Therapy on Sense of Loneliness and Life Expectancy in Methamphetamine-Addicted Individuals Attempting to Quit

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Mohammadirad ◽  
Abas Ali Hosseinkhanzadeh ◽  
Azra Zebardast ◽  
Hamed Salimi
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Residential Center ◽  
Group Music Therapy ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Control

Background: Since there has been no research on music therapy in a systematic way so far to develop motivation and hope in the course of treating individuals who are addicted to drugs, especially stimulant drugs whose use has increased in Iran, the present research was conducted to examine the effect of music therapy on the sense of loneliness and life expectancy in methamphetamine-addicted individuals who were attempting to quit. Methods: The research is pretest, posttest, and test and control groups. The research sample includes 30 methamphetamine-addicted individuals who were quitting in a midterm residential center in Sowme'eh Sara who were selected by convenience sampling and allocated to two control (N = 15) and experiment (N = 15) groups randomly. UCLA sense of loneliness scale and Schneider statistical questionnaire (1991) were used for data collection. Results: Studies showed that music therapy could reduce the symptoms related to the sense of loneliness and increased life expectancy (P < 0.001). Conclusions: It is concluded that mental health professionals can use group music therapy to improve sense of loneliness and life expectancy in methamphetamine-addicted individuals attempting to quit. Also, it is suggested that future research should investigate the effectiveness of group music therapy in improving other psychological constructs in addicted females and males who are attempting to quit.

scholarly journals Models of Recovery in Mental Illness

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nathaniel A. Dell ◽  
Charvonne Long ◽  
Michael A. Mancini
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Cochrane Collaboration ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Recovery Models

Background. Discourse on the possibility of recovery from serious mental illness has become increasingly dominant among mental health professionals. Mental health recovery has been conceptualized variously by researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, and persons with mental illness. Several systematic reviews have synthesized the experience of recovery from the perspective of persons with mental illness, and offer different models of recovery. This proposed overview aims to summarize the methodological characteristics of systematic reviews on mental health recovery and to synthesize models of recovery from the perspective of persons with mental illness. Design and analysis. The authors will use systematic review methods to identify and synthesize systematic reviews on the phenomenon of recovery in mental illness. A pre-specified search strategy will be used to search academic databases and libraries of the Campbell Collaboration, Cochrane Collaboration, and Joanna Briggs Institute for published and gray literature. Two authors will independently screen titles/abstracts and full texts. Authors will pilot the data extraction form before independently extracting data and appraising study quality. Reflexive thematic analysis, informed by a hermeneutic orientation towards the included texts, will be used to synthesize models of recovery presented in eligible studies. Discussion. This overview will synthesize systematic review evidence on consumer perspectives of mental health recovery. Findings could inform future research, clinical practice, and policy by elucidating similarities and differences in recovery models across demographic or diagnostic categories and identifying how environmental, interpersonal, and intrapersonal factors contribute to recovery. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42019142970

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