MUSIC

THERAPY:
THEFACTS
--AUDIENCE:PATIENTS--
Asapatientwhostruggleswithanxietyordepression,youmaybe
lookingforawaytohelpbetteryourmentalhealth.Musictherapycanbeaway
tohelprelieveyourdepressionandanxietyinmanydifferentways.

- Ifyouaremaleitwouldbebesttostayawayfromsadmusic.Accordingto
SuomenAkatemia,Maleswholistentosadmusictoexpressfeelingoften
resultedinhigheranxietyandneuroticism.Malesbecamemoresadwhile
femalesontheotherhandhadmoreemotionalregulation(Akatemia).

- Manydementiapatientsmindswillhavegradualimprovementswhen
experiencingmusictherapy.Forexample,adementiacasewasreported
whereawomanspentalldaytalkingaboutherteethandnothinggother
mindawayfromthis.Onceshelistenedtomusicshegothermindoffofher
teethandhermindgraduallybecamemorenormal(Podolsky).

- AccordingtoRollinMcCraty,musiccanchangeyourmoodandemotions
andthatitislikelythattheimmuneandhormonalchangesseenaftera
subjectlistenstomusicaremediatedbytheautonomicnervoussystem
(McCraty).

Music
Therapy:
FactsCont.

- Peoplewithbraindeficiencycanlistentomusicwithasteadytempoof60
bpmanditcanincreasetheefficiencyofthebraininprocessing
information(MusicandMentalHealth).


- Manypeople,alongwithresearchersatKhooTeckPuatHospitalin
Singapore,havefoundthatliveacousticmusicismostbeneficialto
patients.Theyfindthatrecordingsofmusiccompressthesoundandyour
brainhastofillinthemissinggapsanditisactuallytiringforthebrain
(Novotney).