Effect of Group Music Activity as an Adjunctive Therapy on Psychotic Symptoms in Patients With Acute Schizophrenia
Journal
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Year
2010
Abstract
The effect of group music activity as an adjunctive therapy on psychotic symptoms was evaluated in 67 patients with schizophrenia from an acute psychiatric ward of a regional hospital in south Taiwan. A pretest-posttest, two-group repeated measures design was used. The experimental group received 50-minute sessions of group musical activity five times a week for 2 weeks in addition to standard care. The severity of psychotic symptoms was assessed using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Group music activity significantly reduced the scores in total and subscales of the BPRS in patients with acute schizophrenia.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Mental Health; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Music Therapy; Psychiatric Symptoms; Psychological Outcomes; Psychotic Disorders; Questionnaires; Recorded Music Listening
Indexed Terms
Acute Disease; Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; Combined Modality Therapy; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Psychotherapy, Group; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenic Psychology; Taiwan
Study Type
Quantitative Methods; Quasi-Experimental Study
PubMed ID
21111297
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Peng, S. M., Koo, M., & Kuo, J. C. (2010). Effect of Group Music Activity as an Adjunctive Therapy on Psychotic Symptoms in Patients With Acute Schizophrenia. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 24 (6), 429-34. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/822