Music and art therapy in age-related neuropsychiatric disorders: Creative approaches to healing

Journal

Progress in Brain Research

Year

2025

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric diseases are a serious disorders affecting an individual's life, which can constitute a great problem to health care systems and a reduced level of activity in elderly. These disorders mainly include schizophrenia (SCZ), anxiety, and depression. Art therapy (AT) as one of the non-pharmacological therapies seems to improve cognitive and behavioral symptoms in neuropsychiatric disorders in older adults but the exact neural mechanisms are not fully known. All these preventive methods contribute in decreasing psychological distress and promoting mental health in aging. Many different art media can be utilized by therapists for psychiatric and psychological conditions. AT, including music, painting, and architecture media as the most therapeutic processes can be served as a useful therapeutic option to alleviate disease related symptoms. Here, in this chapter we investigate the effectiveness of art therapies in age-related neuropsychiatric disorders adults. It's recommended for further research to stronger focus on processes and biological mechanisms underlying art related changes. We believe that this method has promoting potential in clinic on neuropsychiatric diseases to be further evaluated.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Mental Health; Anxiety; Depression; Music Therapy; Psychological Outcomes

Indexed Terms

Aging; Art therapy; Art Therapy; Mental Disorders; Mental health; Neuropsychiatric disorders; Older adults; Schizophrenia

Study Type

Editorials; Opinions; Position Papers

PubMed ID

PMID: 41318193

Document Type

Article

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