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Music therapy for depression: is it music to our ears?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2024
Summary
Music therapy has been a recognised form of therapy for mental illness for many years. This commentary on a Cochrane Review on music therapy for depression sheds light on the evidence. It aims to give further clinical context to the findings, to help guide practice and examine music therapy as an evidence-based practice. The review compares music therapy plus ‘treatment as usual’ (TAU) with TAU alone, music therapy with psychological therapy, and ‘active’ with ‘receptive’ music therapy (the two main types of music therapy). The review points to music therapy being beneficial for people with depression when combined with TAU (versus TAU alone) in the short term, as well as improving anxiety and functioning. We need more evidence looking at longer-term outcomes, comparing music therapy with psychological therapies and comparing different forms of music therapy.
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- Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Commentary on… Music therapy for depression (Cochrane Corner). See this issue.
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