Applying levels of evidence to the psychiatric music therapy literature base

Silverman, Michael J.

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2009.11.005

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“…In addition, music therapy is positively related to a willingness to participate in SUD treatment (Dingle, Gleadhill, & Baker, 2008). While music therapy is growing in popularity, a comprehensive meta-analysis concluded that the overall database is not adequate to establish music therapy as an EBP (Silverman, 2010), with the majority of studies being descriptive (Silverman, 2009). …”

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The Use of Art and Music Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Aletraris

Paino²,

Edmond³

et al. 2014

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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While the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) has attracted substantial research attention, little consideration has been given to parallel implementation of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) practices. Using data from a nationally representative sample (N = 299) of U.S. substance abuse treatment programs, this study modeled organizational factors falling in the domains of patient characteristics, treatment ideologies, and structural characteristics, associated with the use of art therapy and music therapy. We found that 36.8% of treatment programs offered art therapy and 14.7% of programs offered music therapy. Programs with a greater proportion of women were more likely to use both therapies, and programs with larger proportions of adolescents were more likely to offer music therapy. In terms of other treatment ideologies, programs’ use of Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) was positively related to offering art therapy, while use of Contingency Management (CM) was positively associated with offering music therapy. Finally, our findings showed a significant relationship between requiring 12-step meetings and the use of both art therapy and music therapy. With increasing use of CAM in a diverse range of medical settings, and recent federal legislation likely to reduce barriers in accessing CAM, the inclusion of CAM in addiction treatment is growing in importance. Our findings suggest treatment programs may be utilizing art and music therapies to address unique patient needs of women and adolescents.

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The Use of Art and Music Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Aletraris

Paino²,

Edmond³

et al. 2014

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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“…Although mental health remains one of the largest categories of clinical populations with which music therapists work in the United States (AMTA, 2016) and worldwide, the peer reviewed music therapy mental health literature base remains relatively small (Silverman, 2008(Silverman, , 2010(Silverman, , 2015. In a descriptive analysis of music therapists working in mental health settings in the United States, over 50 percent of respondents indicated they had a graduate degree (Silverman, 2007), which would likely indicate they received research training in order to complete their degree programs.…”

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“…Therefore, if 84% of participants reported that they conducted research and over 50% of participants had graduate degrees that likely included research training, where is this mental health research? If such a large number of music therapists are conducting mental health research while the peer reviewed literature base remains relatively small (Silverman, 2008(Silverman, , 2010(Silverman, , 2015, perhaps much of it is not being published in refereed journals. These papers would be helpful for clinicians and scholars and might be accessible via Google Scholar.…”

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“…First, and perhaps most obvious, the paper may not be of a high enough quality to warrant publication in a refereed venue. As non-significant findings are likely when conducting objectivist music therapy research with mental health service users (Silverman, 2008(Silverman, , 2010(Silverman, , 2015, publication bias may limit the number of quantitative studies published. This might also be influenced by small sample sizes in the theses and dissertations, which could impact statistical power and generalizability of results.…”

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A Systematic Review of Unpublished and Non-Refereed Music Therapy Mental Health Papers Found via Google Scholar

Peterson

Silverman

2018

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As Google Scholar searches yield unpublished papers, it may inadvertently impact the perception of the music therapy literature for clinicians, researchers, and service users. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to identify and analyze the current literature comprised of unpublished and non-refereed papers regarding music therapy and mental health from January 2000 to September 2017 located via Google Scholar. After establishing inclusion and exclusion criteria, papers were identified using a variety of combinations of music therapy and mental health keywords. Twenty-one papers met inclusion criteria. Sixteen papers were master’s theses and five were doctoral dissertations. Almost half of the papers (n = 8) involved adolescents with mental health diagnoses. Although not all papers contained data, more papers contained qualitative data (n = 10) than quantitative data (n = 3). The unpublished music therapy and mental health literature may represent a valuable resource for guiding clinical practice and research. As the majority of authors were affiliated with universities outside the United States, perhaps there is greater interest in mental health outside the United States. It is concerning that many identified papers required additional login credentials. Implications for clinical practice, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided.

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“…Some aspects of cognitive functioning and behavior seemed to be improved in some cases. Silverman [9] conducted a meta-analysis of evidence-based music therapy. Only three out of 52 papers were approved and selected as high-quality studies.…”

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Current status of music therapy for schizophrenic patients

Asano

2013

Acoust. Sci. & Tech.

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Applying levels of evidence to the psychiatric music therapy literature base

Cited by 29 publications

References 81 publications

The Use of Art and Music Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

The Use of Art and Music Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

A Systematic Review of Unpublished and Non-Refereed Music Therapy Mental Health Papers Found via Google Scholar

Current status of music therapy for schizophrenic patients

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