Individual music therapy for depression: randomised controlled trial
April 7th, 2011
Jaako Erkkilä , Marko Punkanen, Jörg Fachner, Esa Ala-Ruona, Inga Pöntiö, Mari Tervaniemi, Mauno Vanhala, Christian Gold
Music Therapy for Depression as an Adjunct to Standard Treatment
The British Journal of Psychiatry: The Journal of Mental Science
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085431
Posted byLuciana Ramos
Notify
Abstract/Description
Music therapy has previously been found to be effective in the treatment of depression but the studies have been methodologically insufficient and lacking in clarity about the clinical model employed. Aims To determine the efficacy of music therapy added to standard care compared with standard care only in the treatment of depression among working-age people.