Music Therapy in Mental Health Care for Adults

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Triona McCaffrey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Alternative Pathway ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Preventative Care

The promotion of mental well-being is an overarching aim of music therapy as a psychosocial practice. Music therapy is offered from a key principle that central to a person’s well-being is their need for meaningful relating. Music therapy can offer an alternative pathway of expression and connection with others that can help develop one’s capacity to engage with and maintain relationships outside of the therapeutic work. Music therapy can be offered as a stand-alone therapeutic process or as an adjunct to other standard mental health treatment. In the early years of music therapy’s development as a profession in Europe, Australia, and the US, it was introduced in large institutions through programmes that focused on the treatment of mental illness. Music therapy has now become a diverse practice that encompasses preventative care through community based models, wellness programmes, as well as continuing to provide services within mental health care contexts.

scholarly journals Denials, Surprise Charges, Starting Over: How Medicare Recipients Navigate the Medicare Mental Health Coverage Gap

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 94-94
Author(s):  
Matthew Fullen ◽  
Megan Dolbin-MacNab ◽  
Nancy Brossoie ◽  
Jonathan Wiley ◽  
Gerard Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Coverage Gap

Abstract Medicare is the primary insurance provider for approximately 51 million older adults, including those who seek mental health care. Medicare provider eligibility was last updated in 1989, and approximately one-third of the graduate-level mental health workforce (i.e., Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists) is excluded from Medicare, despite these professionals participating in Medicaid, TRICARE, the Veterans Administration, and private insurance plans. This Medicare mental health coverage gap (MMHCG) raises concerns about older adults’ access to mental health care, resulting in a policy misalignment between Medicare’s provider regulations and a growing number of older adults seeking mental health care. However, little is known about the precise impact of the MMHCG. To better understand how the MMHCG impacts older adults, we interviewed 17 Medicare-insured individuals about their experiences accessing mental health services. Using a phenomenological framework to analyze our data, we found that Medicare recipients described several consequences, such as: 1) a detrimental impact on their mental health and well-being; 2) concerns about having to start over with new providers due to commencing mental health treatment only to have services interrupted once the provider is no longer Medicare-reimbursable; and 3) relying on pro bono services from Medicare-excluded providers with uncertainty about the long-term sustainability of these arrangements. The presenters will describe how these findings fit within the current Medicare mental health service context, including the direct impact on older adults’ mental health. Discussion will also focus on policy implications of the findings and possible solutions for addressing the MMHCG.

scholarly journals Chronic Illness and Internalizing Symptomatology in a Transdiagnostic Clinical Sample of Youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-642
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R Wolock ◽  
Alexander H Queen ◽  
Gabriela M Rodríguez ◽  
John R Weisz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Physical Illness ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Chronic Physical Illness ◽  
Internalizing Symptomatology

Abstract Objective In research with community samples, children with chronic physical illnesses have shown elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms, compared to healthy peers. Less is known about whether physical illnesses are associated with elevated internalizing symptoms even among children referred for mental health treatment—a pattern that would indicate distinctive treatment needs among physically ill children receiving mental health care. We investigated the relationship between chronic physical illness and internalizing symptomatology among children enrolling in outpatient mental health treatment. Method A total of 262 treatment-seeking children ages 7–15 and their caregivers completed a demographic questionnaire, Child Behavior Checklist, and Youth Self-Report during a pre-treatment assessment. Physical illnesses were identified through caregiver report. Results There was no overall association between the presence/absence of chronic physical illness and parent- or child-reported symptoms. However, number of chronic physical illnesses was related to parent- and child-reported affective symptoms. Children with two or more chronic physical illnesses had more severe depressive symptoms than those with fewer physical illnesses. Conclusion Having multiple chronic illnesses may elevate children’s risk of depression symptomatology, even in comparison to other children seeking mental health care. This suggests a need to identify factors that may exacerbate depression symptoms in physically ill children who are initiating therapy and to determine whether different or more intensive services may be helpful for this group. The findings suggest the potential utility of screening for depression in youth with chronic physical illnesses, as well as addressing mental and physical health concerns during treatment.

scholarly journals Facilitating Eudaimonic Well-Being in Mental Health Care Organizations: The Role of Servant Leadership and Workplace Civility Climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan der Kinderen ◽  
Amber Valk ◽  
Svetlana N. Khapova ◽  
Maria Tims
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Workplace Civility

Demanding and complex work within mental health care organizations places employee well-being at risk and raises the question of how we can positively influence the psychological well-being and functioning of these employees. This study explores the role of servant leadership and workplace civility climate in shaping eudaimonic well-being among 312 employees in a Dutch mental health care organization. The findings showed that servant leadership had a stronger relationship with eudaimonic well-being when workplace civility climate was high. Furthermore, the results showed that servant leadership was positively related to workplace outcomes, partially through eudaimonic well-being, and that this mediating process varied across different levels of workplace civility climate. This study contributes to the scholarly understanding of the role of servant leadership and a positive work climate in shaping psychological well-being at work.

scholarly journals Older, Church-Going African Americans’ Attitudes and Expectations About Formal Depression Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Wharton ◽  
Daphne C. Watkins ◽  
Jamie Mitchell ◽  
Helen Kales
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Depression Care ◽  
Health And Well Being

This phenomenological study involved focus groups with church-affiliated, African American women and men ( N = 50; ages 50 and older) in southeast Michigan to determine their attitudes and expectations around formal mental health care. Data analysis employed a constant comparative approach and yielded themes related to formal mental health care, along with delineating concerns about defining depression, health, and well-being. Health and well-being were defined as inclusive of physical and spiritual aspects of self. Churches have a central role in how formal mental health care is viewed by their attendees, with prayer being an important aspect of this care. Provider expectations included privacy and confidentiality; respect for autonomy and need for information, having providers who discuss treatment options; and issues related to environmental cleanliness, comfort, and accessibility. Implications include providing effective, culturally tailored formal depression care that acknowledges and integrates faith for this group.

Individual Music Therapy for Mental Health Care Clients with Low Therapy Motivation: Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Gold ◽  
Karin Mössler ◽  
Denise Grocke ◽  
Tor Olav Heldal ◽  
Lars Tjemsland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Syrian Refugees in Canada: Clinical Experience in Mental Health Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S620-S620
Author(s):  
K. Bazaid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Idioms Of Distress ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Health Organization

War is the most serious of all threats to health (World Health Organization, 1982) and can have severe and lasting impacts on mental health. Forced displacement and migration generate risks to mental well-being, which can result in psychiatric illness. Yet, the majority of refugees do not develop psychopathology. Rather, they demonstrate resilience in the face of tremendous adversity. The influx of Syrian refugees to Canada poses challenges to the health care system. We will present our experience to date in the Ottawa region, including a multisector collaborative effort to provide settlement and health services to newly arriving refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere. The workshop will be brought to life by engaging with clinical cases and public health scenarios that present real world clinical challenges to the provision of mental health care for refugees.Objectives(1) Understand the predicament of refugees including risks to mental health, coping strategies and mental health consequences, (2) know the evidence for the emergence of mental illness in refugees and the effectiveness of multi-level interventions, (3) become familiar with published guidelines and gain a working knowledge of assessment and management of psychiatric conditions in refugee populations and cultural idioms of distress.How will the participants receive feedback about their learning? Participants will have direct feedback through answers to questions. The authors welcome subsequent communication by email. Presenters can give attendants handouts on pertinent and concise information linked to the workshop.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals THE CULTIVATING SEEDS SYSTEM™ (CSS™): A POTENTIAL FRAMEWORK TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Larrier ◽  
Monica D. Allen ◽  
Irwin M.H. Larrier
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Treatment Research

Global mental health research is continuing to unearth the multiple systemic barriers that over 80% of the world’s population experiences in their search for cultural, contextual, and efficient mental health treatment and services. The widespread gaps and shortages in treatment, research, interventions, financial resources, and mental health care specialists are enduring and expansive thus leaving behind many communities and societies in low and middle income countries and high income countries. Whereas there are numerous approaches to these gaps, this article proposes a re-conceptualized approach to the promotion, practice, and intervention of mental health services locally and globally, with the Cultivating SEEDS System (CSS™) framework. This framework addresses two of the most prevalent barriers – the stigma associated with accessing mental health care resources, and the lack of mental health care professionals.

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