Publication Date
11-2022
Document Type
Bibliography
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Lamont School of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Keywords
Music therapy, Mental health, Community music
Abstract
Music Therapy has been a contribution to the aid of mental health professionals who believe that alternative types of therapy, usually in hand with other traditional forms or medications, can be a benefit to those who suffer with mental disorders like depression. It has been an accepted fact for several decades that music therapy is in fact a useful practice. However, over the last two decades, a sub-section of music therapy, known as Community music therapy, has been introduced to mental health professionals and has been subject to data collection and evaluation. I decided to look into Community music therapy to determine whether it was a truly effective method of treatment for depression. I decided to focus on several different groups of people, varying from mothers suffering from post-natal depression to migrant workers and even people who suffer with aphasia. I believe that focusing on the data results of these contrasting groups will aid in determining the validity of the therapy type.
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Recommended Citation
University of Denver, "The Effectiveness of Community Music Therapy: An Annotated Bibliography" (2022). Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship. 124.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/musicology_student/124