“Don’t Let Me Go”. A Case Study on Music Therapy in Early-Stage Dementia

"This case study presents the process of music therapy in a clinical setting, under the professional supervision of Dr. Catherine Warner, a music therapist with over 25 years of experience in this field. The music therapy sessions were conducted with a client displaying early-stage dementia symptoms. Over twelve weeks, with an eight-week hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown, the client benefited from music therapy sessions which helped her navigate through the challenges of the disease, as well as providing a safe environment to express feelings and emotions. This case study presents the main themes of the work, such as combining poetry with singing, and listening to soothing music. This paper also illustrates the challenges of the sessions, especially in relation to memory loss and anxiety. Lastly, the therapist’s reflections are presented to complete the overview of the work. Keywords: music therapy, dementia, trauma, singing "

PENGARUH TERAPI MUSI K TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI PADA IBU INPARTU KALA I FASE AKTIF

the time leading up to labor, especially in the first stage (when opening), the pain occurs because of the great activity in the mother's body to expel the baby. This pain is getting stronger and stronger, the handling and supervision of labor pain, especially in the first phase of the active phase is very important, because this is a determining point whether a maternity mother can undergo a normal delivery or be assisted with an action due to complications. Method: This study uses a Quasy Experiment with the design of the Two Experiment Pre-Post Test. There were 2 groups in this study, 17 in the first phase active mothers who were given Baluwung distilled music therapy and 17 in the first phase active mothers who were given aromatherapy therapy in rose essential oil. Bivariate analysis using the Mann Whitney test. Results: The study showed the intensity of pain after rose essential oil therapy in First Stage Inpartu mothers The active phase with the resulting probability was 0.623, so it was higher than the intensity of pain after music therapy for First Stage Inpartu mothers active phase. Conclusion: The provision of music therapy is more effective in reducing the intensity of pain in mothers Inpartu Kala I Active phase than the administration of rose essential oil therapy. Keywords: Music Therapy, Labor Pain, Active Phase I Stage

Terapi Musik dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Depresi pada Lansia

Salah satu terapi non farmakologi yang dapat digunakan dalam menurunkan tingkat depresi pada lansia adalah terapi musik. Mendengarkan musik dapat mempengaruhi sistem saraf otonom (sistem saraf simpatis dan parasimpatis) yang dapat menghasilkan respon relaksasi. Hal ini akan memperbaiki perilaku dan gejala psikologis pada lansia yang mengalami depresi. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk mereview literature tentang efektifitas terapi musik terhadap penurunan tingkat depresi pada lansia. Pencarian literatur review ini menggunakan database Science Direct, PubMed dan Goggle Scholar dengan menggunakan keywords: “Music Therapy AND Depression AND Elderly”. Hasil pencarian artikel menemukan sebanyak 3.570 artikel dalam jurnal internasional dalam rentang tahun 2016 sampai 2019. Artikel tersebut diseleksi dan yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi adalah sebanyak 10 artikel. Hasil dari 10 jurnal tersebut, 8 penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada perubahan efek yang signifikan dalam penurunan gejala depresi pada lansia setelah dilakukan beberapa jenis terapi diantaranya China Traditional Music, Preferred Music Combined, Interaktive Music, Choral Singing Therapy, Turkis Traditional Music, Combined Music and Tai Chi. Literatur review ini menunjukkan bahwa metode terapi musik mempunyai peranan yang sangat penting dalam tatalaksana non-farmakologi. Terapi musik ini menunjukkan sebagai salah satu metode yang efektif dalam menurunkan gejala depresi pada lansia. Tinjauan literatur review ini mendapatkan hasil bahwa pemberian terapi musik efektif dalam menurunkan tingkat depresi pada lansia.

Music and Medicine in Spain: History and New Developments of a Growing Discipline

The strong link between music and medicine has been documented in Spain since the 17th century, showing that the therapeutic effects of music have been known for centuries. The development of music therapy as a scientific, independent discipline on the Iberian Peninsula begins in the 1960s due to the pioneering work of Serafina Poch. Since then, the interest in music and medicine both by specialists and public has constantly increased. Nowadays, music therapy is taught in public universities and private institutions, and a growing number of health care and educational centers is implementing music therapy projects each year, producing also an increase in the research on the subject. A sore point, which we hope can be resolved soon, is that music therapy in Spain has not yet been recognized with an official title and as an independent profession, leading to fragmentation of the field and leaving the door open to professional intrusion. Keywords: music therapy, music medicine, Spain.