Music for the Soul?
People are affected by many different illnesses and diseases each and every day. Many people suffer from depression, stroke, heart problems, anger, pain, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, loneliness, and confusion; researchers try to find cures for these illnesses and diseases. One possible cure for these illnesses and diseases is the use of music therapy. There are proven effects of music therapy on stroke patients as well as depression patients. Music Therapy positively affects the mood in people suffering from depression. People suffering from depression have many possible ways to treat the disease that range from drug therapy, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy and music therapy (Castillo-Perez et al). Depression can be treated with drugs and or therapy, but the most effective way is music therapy.
Depression is a chronic disorder that affects many people all over the world over a span of a lifetime (Castillo-Perez et al). The disorder can have many risk factors associated with it; some factors of depression include family history of depression, female gender, childhood abuse or neglect, stressful life events, and chronic illness. People who suffer from depression can have many issues that can trigger the depression to worsen over time. Some of the triggers are divorce or separation from a romantic relationship, financial problems, physical disease, and conflicts or difficulties at home (Castillo-Perez et al). Pharmaceutical treatments for depression have no difference in the odds ratio for suicide attempts (Castillo-Perez et al). This means that the pharmaceutical treatments cannot increase or decrease the attempts of suicide in people. Depression is a chronic disorder that can affect any person at any time.
Without music therapy, some patients may not know how to cope with depression. "Music Therapy is a planned use of music to achieve therapeutic outcomes" (Castillo-Perez et al). Music has been beneficial for many other disorders and has a positive effect on depression. There are many types of music being published these days, but music therapy chooses the right type of music to help the person suffering from depression. "Music Therapy uses properties for music-sound, rhythm, personal attachment, and universality of songs- for psychosocial and spiritual support and to complement other palliative care treatments" (Rossi; Arnold). All people have different attachments and different meanings of music causing them to react differently to different types of music. The person receiving the music therapy should know which type of music affects them positively and which type of music affects them negatively. Since depression is a disorder that affects a person's mood, music can have a beneficial effect. Music affects the mesolimbic system which provokes pleasurable experiences; most people who suffer from depression are upset, angry, and or mad. Music therapy may provoke happy thoughts not associated with depression. Music can stimulate and activate signal pathways which can modulate chemical mediators causing facilitating recovery from depression or diminishing its symptoms. Music therapy can create a distraction from physical pain and discomfort and provide emotional comfort and relief from anxiety (Rossi; Arnold). "The tendency is to find the most moving, personal, touching and important music as possible from the client's perspective"(Erkkila).
Music therapy can have a beneficial effect on depression. A study was done on adolescent women who suffer from depression. Over a two week period, music therapy was used to help with depression. After the two weeks, the depressive scores were significantly reduced as were the sub-scores of depression (Castillo-Perez et al). The depressive score means the more the symptoms of depression show, the higher the score, and the less the symptoms show, the lower the score.This study shows that music therapy can have a positive impact on depression; many people that suffer from depression have resorted to using music therapy to treat the disorder rather than drug therapy, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy. Since this study has been done, it proves to show that music therapy can greatly decrease the symptoms of depression.
Music therapy is most effective when the music therapist uses theory based therapeutic techniques (Center For The Advancement of Health). Some examples of therapeutic techniques include listening to music in groups, body movement, and painting to music. The therapy can be offered in groups or individually, depending on how the person wants the treatment (Castillo-Perez et al). Music therapy can be divided into two categories; one group is receptive (music listening based) and the other is active (music making) (Erikkila). There are many options on how to recieve music therapy as a treatment for depression.
Since drug therapy, psychotherapy, and electroconculsive therapy can be quite costly, people can use music therapy as a cheaper route to help with depression. Music therapy is priced on how long the session may last, if the session is held with a group, if the session is within a facility or hospital, and if the music therapy requires a consultation (Martin). Since most people can listen to music at their home it could cost almost close to nothing, but the person who is suffering from depression must have music that is encouraging for them. Music therapy can have a postive effect on people with depression. Although there are many ways to prove that music therapy is an effective way to treat the chronic disorder depression, some may argue it is not an effective way to treat depression.
Some researchers say that music therapy is not an effective way to treat depression because music does not work the same way on different people. Music therapy may have a negative side effect of unintentionally causing negative feelings from the past to surface (Rossi; Arnold). It is true that music therapy may not work on depression since all people react differently to different types of music. However, it is proven that music therapy can help with people suffering from depression. The music therapists and the person affected by depression must know what type of music they are affected negatively by and which music they are positively affected by. By knowing this, it can prevent the negative feelings associated form the past. "Some studies looked at the effects of providing music therapy to patients who were receiving drug treatments for depression. Others compared music therapy to traditional talk therapy. In four out of five of the trials, music therapy worked better at easing depression symptoms than therapies that did not emply music, the researchers found" (Parker-Pope). Since there are studies and experiments to prove that music therapy works on people with depression. music therapy is an effective way to treat depression.
Depression is a chronic disorder that can affect any person at any time. A person can have depression associated with relationship problems, family history of depression, childhood neglect, female gender, childhood abuse or neglect, stressful life events, and chronic illness (Castillo-Perez et al). There are many types of treatment therapies for depression, but music therapy is the most effective; it has a positive effect on depression, and the music's beneficial effect has provided pleasurable experiences to the mesolimbic system. Since there are many options on how to receive music therapy and the cost of it is low, many people choose music therapy as their option to treat the depression they are suffering. Although many people find it an effective way to treat depression, some researchers say it is not, due to the fact that it may cause negative feelings associated with a person's past. By knowing how a person can react to the different types of music can reduce the negative feelings. Music therapy is an effective way to reduce the symptoms of the chronic disorder called depression.
Works Cited
Castillo-Perez MD, Virginia Gomez-Perez BP, Minerva Calvillo Velasco MSc, Eduardo Perez-Campos PhD, Miguel-Angel Mayoral PhD. "Effects of Music Therapy on Depression Compared with Psychotherapy." The Arts in Psychotherapy 37.5 (2010): 387-390. pitt.libguides. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.
Center For The Advancement of Health. "Music Therapy May Offer Hope For People With Depression." Science Daily. 23 Jan 2008. Web. 28 Oct. 2012.
Erkkila, Jaakko. "What is Music Therapy and how does it work." ITHP. 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.
Martin, Megan. "Improving the quality of life through music." Healing Sounds Music Therapy. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.
Parker-Pope, Tara. "Using Music to Lift Depression's Veil." The New York Times. 2008. Web. 30 Nov. 2012
Rossi, Brooke, and Robert Arnold, MD. "#108 Music Therapy." Medical College of Wisconsin. 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2012
Depression is a chronic disorder that affects many people all over the world over a span of a lifetime (Castillo-Perez et al). The disorder can have many risk factors associated with it; some factors of depression include family history of depression, female gender, childhood abuse or neglect, stressful life events, and chronic illness. People who suffer from depression can have many issues that can trigger the depression to worsen over time. Some of the triggers are divorce or separation from a romantic relationship, financial problems, physical disease, and conflicts or difficulties at home (Castillo-Perez et al). Pharmaceutical treatments for depression have no difference in the odds ratio for suicide attempts (Castillo-Perez et al). This means that the pharmaceutical treatments cannot increase or decrease the attempts of suicide in people. Depression is a chronic disorder that can affect any person at any time.
Without music therapy, some patients may not know how to cope with depression. "Music Therapy is a planned use of music to achieve therapeutic outcomes" (Castillo-Perez et al). Music has been beneficial for many other disorders and has a positive effect on depression. There are many types of music being published these days, but music therapy chooses the right type of music to help the person suffering from depression. "Music Therapy uses properties for music-sound, rhythm, personal attachment, and universality of songs- for psychosocial and spiritual support and to complement other palliative care treatments" (Rossi; Arnold). All people have different attachments and different meanings of music causing them to react differently to different types of music. The person receiving the music therapy should know which type of music affects them positively and which type of music affects them negatively. Since depression is a disorder that affects a person's mood, music can have a beneficial effect. Music affects the mesolimbic system which provokes pleasurable experiences; most people who suffer from depression are upset, angry, and or mad. Music therapy may provoke happy thoughts not associated with depression. Music can stimulate and activate signal pathways which can modulate chemical mediators causing facilitating recovery from depression or diminishing its symptoms. Music therapy can create a distraction from physical pain and discomfort and provide emotional comfort and relief from anxiety (Rossi; Arnold). "The tendency is to find the most moving, personal, touching and important music as possible from the client's perspective"(Erkkila).
Music therapy can have a beneficial effect on depression. A study was done on adolescent women who suffer from depression. Over a two week period, music therapy was used to help with depression. After the two weeks, the depressive scores were significantly reduced as were the sub-scores of depression (Castillo-Perez et al). The depressive score means the more the symptoms of depression show, the higher the score, and the less the symptoms show, the lower the score.This study shows that music therapy can have a positive impact on depression; many people that suffer from depression have resorted to using music therapy to treat the disorder rather than drug therapy, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy. Since this study has been done, it proves to show that music therapy can greatly decrease the symptoms of depression.
Music therapy is most effective when the music therapist uses theory based therapeutic techniques (Center For The Advancement of Health). Some examples of therapeutic techniques include listening to music in groups, body movement, and painting to music. The therapy can be offered in groups or individually, depending on how the person wants the treatment (Castillo-Perez et al). Music therapy can be divided into two categories; one group is receptive (music listening based) and the other is active (music making) (Erikkila). There are many options on how to recieve music therapy as a treatment for depression.
Since drug therapy, psychotherapy, and electroconculsive therapy can be quite costly, people can use music therapy as a cheaper route to help with depression. Music therapy is priced on how long the session may last, if the session is held with a group, if the session is within a facility or hospital, and if the music therapy requires a consultation (Martin). Since most people can listen to music at their home it could cost almost close to nothing, but the person who is suffering from depression must have music that is encouraging for them. Music therapy can have a postive effect on people with depression. Although there are many ways to prove that music therapy is an effective way to treat the chronic disorder depression, some may argue it is not an effective way to treat depression.
Some researchers say that music therapy is not an effective way to treat depression because music does not work the same way on different people. Music therapy may have a negative side effect of unintentionally causing negative feelings from the past to surface (Rossi; Arnold). It is true that music therapy may not work on depression since all people react differently to different types of music. However, it is proven that music therapy can help with people suffering from depression. The music therapists and the person affected by depression must know what type of music they are affected negatively by and which music they are positively affected by. By knowing this, it can prevent the negative feelings associated form the past. "Some studies looked at the effects of providing music therapy to patients who were receiving drug treatments for depression. Others compared music therapy to traditional talk therapy. In four out of five of the trials, music therapy worked better at easing depression symptoms than therapies that did not emply music, the researchers found" (Parker-Pope). Since there are studies and experiments to prove that music therapy works on people with depression. music therapy is an effective way to treat depression.
Depression is a chronic disorder that can affect any person at any time. A person can have depression associated with relationship problems, family history of depression, childhood neglect, female gender, childhood abuse or neglect, stressful life events, and chronic illness (Castillo-Perez et al). There are many types of treatment therapies for depression, but music therapy is the most effective; it has a positive effect on depression, and the music's beneficial effect has provided pleasurable experiences to the mesolimbic system. Since there are many options on how to receive music therapy and the cost of it is low, many people choose music therapy as their option to treat the depression they are suffering. Although many people find it an effective way to treat depression, some researchers say it is not, due to the fact that it may cause negative feelings associated with a person's past. By knowing how a person can react to the different types of music can reduce the negative feelings. Music therapy is an effective way to reduce the symptoms of the chronic disorder called depression.
Works Cited
Castillo-Perez MD, Virginia Gomez-Perez BP, Minerva Calvillo Velasco MSc, Eduardo Perez-Campos PhD, Miguel-Angel Mayoral PhD. "Effects of Music Therapy on Depression Compared with Psychotherapy." The Arts in Psychotherapy 37.5 (2010): 387-390. pitt.libguides. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.
Center For The Advancement of Health. "Music Therapy May Offer Hope For People With Depression." Science Daily. 23 Jan 2008. Web. 28 Oct. 2012.
Erkkila, Jaakko. "What is Music Therapy and how does it work." ITHP. 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.
Martin, Megan. "Improving the quality of life through music." Healing Sounds Music Therapy. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.
Parker-Pope, Tara. "Using Music to Lift Depression's Veil." The New York Times. 2008. Web. 30 Nov. 2012
Rossi, Brooke, and Robert Arnold, MD. "#108 Music Therapy." Medical College of Wisconsin. 2009. Web. 21 Oct. 2012