Music Therapy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Music Therapy
Music therapy is the use of music by a trained professional to achieve therapeutic goals such as motor skills, social/interpersonal development, cognitive development, and self-awareness.
Fast Facts:
- Has existed in the United States since around 1944.
- A degree in music therapy requires proficiency in guitar, piano, voice, music theory, music history, reading music, improvisation, as well as varying levels of skill in assessment, documentation, and other counseling and health care skills.
- Recent research suggests that music can increase patient’s motivation and positive emotions.
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Latest Headlines on Music Therapy
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What is Music Therapy?
- About.com: Music Therapy | Music and Your Body
- University Hospitals of Cleveland: History of Music Therapy
- MedicineNet: Definition of Music Therapy
- WrongDiagnosis: Music Therapy
What Are The Uses for Music Therapy?
- Autism Research Institute: Music Therapy and Language For the Autistic Child
- Science Daily: Music Therapy May Offer Hope For People With Depression (Jan 23, 2008)
- PubMed Central: Music Therapy For Schizophrenia
- Health Central Music Therapy For Cleft Palette
- Beth Abraham Family of Health Services: Stroke and Music Therapy
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Music Therapy
- LiveJournal: Music Therapy Activities
- CraftBits: Music Therapy
- WebMD Boards: Discussion on Strokes and Music Therapy
- YouTube: Videos on Music Therapy
- Autism Education Issues: Discussion on Autism and Music Therapy
- Yahoo Message Boards: Music Therapy For Kids
- Baby University: The Benefits of Music Therapy and Art Therapy
- Houston Chronicle: Music Therapy 101
Clinical Trials for Music Therapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Music Therapy
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Music Therapy
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Music Therapy
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Music Therapy
- New England Journal of Medicine: Medical Journal Articles on Music Therapy
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Music Therapy
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Music Therapy
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Therapy Using Music, Music Therpy, Song Therapy
- Last update: Jan. 6, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
