MUSIC THERAPY AND ITS BENEFITS
Keywords:
Music, therapy, psychology, experiment, mood, creativity, stress, scientists, composition, Austria, stress hormones, subjective, emotionAbstract
There is a special direction in medicine called music therapy. It is used as a psychotherapy, as well as to help seriously ill patients. For example, one study looked at the effects of music therapy on hospice cancer patients. They took part in improvised musical performances – gathered in groups and played various musical instruments. According to the results of the experiment, its participants admitted that the therapy gave them many psychological bonuses: they felt the use of friends, joy and self-confidence, as well as relaxation and release of stress.
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