The MELODY study found music therapy to be effective at easing the anxiety of cancer survivors, as Memorial Sloan Kettering ...

While music can provide powerful emotional benefits and stress relief, it’s not a direct replacement for professional therapy. However, music does offer significant psychological and physiological ...

Elsie Korioth's teaching tools for a recent afternoon class included a guitar, a small drum, a pile of colorful scarfs and her own ability to turn just about any classroom direction into a song.

HYDERABAD, INDIA — An enriched intervention approach using music therapy encompassing movement, cognitive focus, psychological well-being, and social interaction benefits stroke patients in the long ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- Clark Retirement Communities’ music therapy program is essential to the therapeutic care provided to residents with dementia. Numerous studies confirm the many benefits of ...

It was the late 2000s. The Apple iPhone had recently been introduced and on-demand music libraries were becoming popular. Jamie Pabst worked in finance and was looking for ways to manage her stress ...

MSK patient Cynthia Malaran — aka DJ CherishTheLuv — performs at South Street Seaport, in New York City. She participated in a clinical trial that studied the benefits of music therapy for ...

Neurologic music therapy (NMT), a specially designed intervention targeting movement, balance, and cognitive functioning, improves depressive symptoms and increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor ...

THERAPY PROGRAM. TREATMENT CAN COME IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS HERE AT PENN STATE HEALTH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, INCLUDING IN MUSIC THERAPY. AND WE’RE JOINED NOW BY ONE OF THE MUSIC THERAPISTS, TARA, WHO ...

When my grandmother passed away, I was devastated by grief and loneliness. I began experiencing hallucinations, hearing her voice even though I knew she wasn’t there. Traditional outlets like talking ...

Throughout her 20-year career as a music therapist, Crystal Weaver, the director of music therapy at Maryville University, has worked with hundreds of individuals of all ages. She can recall countless ...

If you’re scrolling to find a therapist—and feel shame and disappointment in yourself—don’t! Mental health should be treated like a doctors visit when sick. My therapeutic approach is providing a safe ...