Receptive Music Therapy for the Treatment of Depression: A Proof-of-Concept Study and Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial of Efficacy

Brandes, Vera; Terris, Darcey D.; Fischer, Claudia; Loerbroks, Adrian; Jarczok, Marc N.; Ottowitz, Gernot; Titscher, Georg; Fischer, Joachim E.; Thayer, Julian F.

doi:10.1159/000319529

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“…Music listening may be used as a part of MT, but without a therapist and a therapeutic relationship, music listening in itself is not MT. The study by Brandes et al [1] would have been excluded from that review; yet the authors use the review to claim that their study overcomes some of the methodological shortcomings of earlier MT studies. Their claim that their study is 'the largest to date' cannot be substantiated when comparing it to the studies that were included in that review -at a minimum, one would need to examine the table of excluded studies from the Cochrane review.…”

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Music Therapy or Music Medicine?

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“…However, we sincerely hope that future researchers will distinguish between them with the necessary care and sensitivity. In a recent study, Brandes et al [1] report the results of a randomised trial of music listening as an adjunct treatment for depression. Their results are interesting -but are they really about music therapy (MT)?…”

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Music Therapy or Music Medicine?

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“…From those 20 publications, 11 are clinical studies and nine are reports from practice including field or project reports with single case studies or special music therapy programs for HBMT as well as legal and administrative aspects of HBMT. The 11 studies investigate the effectiveness of HBMT on certain symptoms, mainly on depression, anxiety, distress, and pain [18-21], but also on dyspnea [22], the length and quality of life [23], or the promotion of social skills from autistic children [24,25]. Four studies concentrate on the question of how HBMT could meet not only the needs of the patients, but also the needs of caregivers, spouses, and families [26-29].…”

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“…Four studies concentrate on the question of how HBMT could meet not only the needs of the patients, but also the needs of caregivers, spouses, and families [26-29]. One study investigates new strategies to improve therapy outcomes of depression treatment due to the fact that only less than half of the diagnosed patients with depression seem to respond to psychosocial or antidepressant treatment [18]. …”

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Home-based music therapy - a systematic overview of settings and conditions for an innovative service in healthcare

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Ostermann

2010

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BackgroundAlmost every Western healthcare system is changing to make their services more centered around out-patient care. In particular, long-term or geriatric patients who have been discharged from the hospital often require home-based care and therapy. Therefore, several programs have been developed to continue the therapeutic process and manage the special needs of patients after discharge from hospital. Music therapy has also moved into this field of healthcare service by providing home-based music therapy (HBMT) programs. This article reviews and summarizes the settings and conditions of HBMT for the first time.MethodsThe following databases were used to find articles on home-based music therapy: AMED, CAIRSS, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and PSYNDEX. The search terms were "home-based music therapy" and "mobile music therapy". Included articles were analyzed with respect to participants as well as conditions and settings of HBMT. Furthermore, the date of publication, main outcomes, and the design and quality of the studies were investigated.ResultsA total of 20 international publications, 11 clinical studies and nine reports from practice, mainly from the United States (n = 8), were finally included in the qualitative synthesis. Six studies had a randomized controlled design and included a total of 507 patients. The vast majority of clients of HBMT are elderly patients living at home and people who need hospice and palliative care. Although settings were heterogeneous, music listening programs played a predominant role with the aim to reduce symptoms like depression and pain, or to improve quality of life and the relationship between patients and caregivers as primary endpoints.ConclusionsWe were able to show that HBMT is an innovative service for future healthcare delivery. It fits with the changing healthcare system and its conditions but also meets the therapeutic needs of the increasing number of elderly and severely impaired people. Apart from music therapists, patients and their families HBMT is also interesting as a blueprint for home based care for other groups of caregivers.

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“…Thank you for the opportunity for further clarifications regarding our study [1] . The 'music medicine' versus 'music therapy' terminological discussion has been controversial for more than 20 years.…”

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