# Music Therapy and Health

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/music-therapy-and-health/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the use of music as a therapeutic intervention for managing anxiety, stress, and psychological outcomes in various contexts such as preoperative settings, neurological rehabilitation, cancer treatment, and critical care. The research emphasizes the potential of music therapy in reducing anxiety, enhancing mood, and improving physiological and psychological well-being. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Psychology |
| OpenAlex ID | t11768 |
| Works | 218 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 218.

- [The Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptom Scales: a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-patient-health-questionnaire-somatic-anxiety-and-depressive-symptom-scales-a/)
- [The musician's brain as a model of neuroplasticity](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-musician-s-brain-as-a-model-of-neuroplasticity/)
- [Music therapy for depression](https://scholariq.org/papers/music-therapy-for-depression/)
- [Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinical-practice-guidelines-on-the-evidence-based-use-of-integrative-therapies/)
- [Investigating the phenomenological matrix of mindfulness-related practices from a neurocognitive perspective.](https://scholariq.org/papers/investigating-the-phenomenological-matrix-of-mindfulness-related-practices-from/)
- [The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS): translation and validation study of the Iranian version.](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-hospital-anxiety-and-depression-scale-hads-translation-and-validation-study/)
- [Is pregnancy anxiety a distinctive syndrome?](https://scholariq.org/papers/is-pregnancy-anxiety-a-distinctive-syndrome/)
- [The Effects of Music Therapy on Vital Signs, Feeding, and Sleep in Premature Infants](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effects-of-music-therapy-on-vital-signs-feeding-and-sleep-in-premature/)
- [Depression and postoperative complications: an overview](https://scholariq.org/papers/depression-and-postoperative-complications-an-overview/)
- [The Visceral Sensitivity Index: development and validation of a gastrointestinal symptom‐specific anxiety scale](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-visceral-sensitivity-index-development-and-validation-of-a-gastrointestinal/)
- [Randomised trial of home-based psychosocial nursing intervention for patients recovering from myocardial infarction](https://scholariq.org/papers/randomised-trial-of-home-based-psychosocial-nursing-intervention-for-patients/)
- [Individualized Piano Instruction enhances executive functioning and working memory in older adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/individualized-piano-instruction-enhances-executive-functioning-and-working/)
- [Validation of the Chinese‐Cantonese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and comparison with the Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression](https://scholariq.org/papers/validation-of-the-chinese-cantonese-version-of-the-hospital-anxiety-and/)
- [The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: A diagnostic meta-analysis of case-finding ability](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-hospital-anxiety-and-depression-scale-a-diagnostic-meta-analysis-of-case/)
- [Somatic and Psychologic Predictors of Long-term Unfavorable Outcome After Surgical Intervention](https://scholariq.org/papers/somatic-and-psychologic-predictors-of-long-term-unfavorable-outcome-after/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 53.

- [Music therapy for depression](https://scholariq.org/papers/music-therapy-for-depression/)
- [Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinical-practice-guidelines-on-the-evidence-based-use-of-integrative-therapies/)
- [Individualized Piano Instruction enhances executive functioning and working memory in older adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/individualized-piano-instruction-enhances-executive-functioning-and-working/)
- [Somatic and Psychologic Predictors of Long-term Unfavorable Outcome After Surgical Intervention](https://scholariq.org/papers/somatic-and-psychologic-predictors-of-long-term-unfavorable-outcome-after/)
- [Music for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Medical Procedures: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials](https://scholariq.org/papers/music-for-pain-and-anxiety-in-children-undergoing-medical-procedures-a/)
- [Preoperative anxiety in ambulatory surgery: The impact of an empathic patient-centered approach on psychological and clinical outcomes](https://scholariq.org/papers/preoperative-anxiety-in-ambulatory-surgery-the-impact-of-an-empathic-patient/)
- [Randomized clinical trial examining the effect of music therapy in stress response to day surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/randomized-clinical-trial-examining-the-effect-of-music-therapy-in-stress/)
- [The Impact of Group Music Therapy on Depression and Cognition in Elderly Persons With Dementia](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-impact-of-group-music-therapy-on-depression-and-cognition-in-elderly-persons/)
- [Exploring analytical trustworthiness and the process of reaching consensus in interpretative phenomenological analysis: lost in transcription](https://scholariq.org/papers/exploring-analytical-trustworthiness-and-the-process-of-reaching-consensus-in/)
- [Use of Preferred Music to Reduce Emotional Distress and Symptom Activity During Radiation Therapy](https://scholariq.org/papers/use-of-preferred-music-to-reduce-emotional-distress-and-symptom-activity-during/)
- [Effects of music therapy on pain among female breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy: results from a randomized controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-music-therapy-on-pain-among-female-breast-cancer-patients-after/)
- [The effect of music therapy on cognitive functions in patients with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effect-of-music-therapy-on-cognitive-functions-in-patients-with-dementia-a/)
- [Effects of music therapy on women's physiologic measures, anxiety, and satisfaction during cesarean delivery](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-music-therapy-on-women-s-physiologic-measures-anxiety-and/)
- [Efficacy and Safety of Melatonin as an Anxiolytic and Analgesic in the Perioperative Period](https://scholariq.org/papers/efficacy-and-safety-of-melatonin-as-an-anxiolytic-and-analgesic-in-the/)
- [The Effect of Detailed, Video-Assisted Anesthesia Risk Education on Patient Anxiety and the Duration of the Preanesthetic Interview: A Randomized Controlled Trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effect-of-detailed-video-assisted-anesthesia-risk-education-on-patient/)

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