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Offering small, easily-digested morsels of the latest music therapy research and evidence.
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Collaborative and improvisational music therapy increases emotional expression and wellbeing in autistic people
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Collaborative and improvisational music therapy increases emotional expression and wellbeing in autistic people

Improvisational music therapy increases wellbeing in autistic people. In this study, researchers reconnected with two autistic people who had participated...
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Music therapy increases emotional expression and sociability, and reduces aggression, in clients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, or bipolar disorder. 
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Music therapy increases emotional expression and sociability, and reduces aggression, in clients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, or bipolar disorder. 

This study analysed videos to establish the impact of music therap of adult participants living with either schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or...
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Music makes anti-seizure medication more effective
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Music makes anti-seizure medication more effective

CW: Testing on animals Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Well, spare a thought for the...
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Playing instruments combats cognitive decline as we age
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Playing instruments combats cognitive decline as we age

... and your choice of instrument affects the brain in different ways. This article examined the impact of musical engagement...
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Making up music together improves depression
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Making up music together improves depression

Musical interaction in music therapy is an effective treatment for depression It is already known that client-therapist rapport is a...
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Music therapy re-routes speech pathways and reactivates areas of the brain that control speech.
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Music therapy re-routes speech pathways and reactivates areas of the brain that control speech.

Today's blog post is in celebration of neurologic music therapy (NMT) and its role in speech rehabilitation in patients with...
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Music therapy improves cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Music therapy improves cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

This article examines the impact of music therapy on cognitive function in people with Alzheimer's disease. Importantly, they noted that...
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Music therapy promotes emotional skills in adolescents
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Music therapy promotes emotional skills in adolescents

This article examined whether music therapy promotes emotional skills in adolescents with a mental health condition, and whether those skills...
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Music therapy for children with ADHD
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Music therapy for children with ADHD

One of the music therapy goals I frequently find myself writing is "to increase confidence through the acquisition of a...
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Music therapy improves walking after a stroke through auditory-motor entrainment
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Music therapy improves walking after a stroke through auditory-motor entrainment

This study found walking was markedly improved through the use of music after a stroke. The principle is that musical...
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