Submissions from 2025
The effects of music interventions on behavioural and psychological symptoms in older adults with dementia: systematic review, Motunrayo A. Akinboye and Benjamin O. Ajibade
Effects of therapeutic music listening on depression and sleep quality in people with chronic schizophrenia: Pilot randomized controlled trial, Dilek Avci and Berfin Coskun
Clinical effectiveness, implementation effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a community singing intervention for postnatal depressive symptoms, SHAPER-PND: randomised controlled trial, Rebecca H. Bind, Andrew J. Lawrence, Carolina Estevao, Katie Hazelgrove, Kristi Priestley, Lavinia Rebecchini, Riddhi Laijawala, Celeste Miller, Andy Healey, Joan Agwuna, Nick Sevdalis, Ioannis Bakolis, Rachel Davis, Maria Baldellou Lopez, Anthony J. Woods, Nikki Crane, Manonmani Manoharan, Alexandra Burton, Hannah Dye, Tim Osborn, Lorna Greenwood, and Rosie Perkins
Music therapy for end-of-life care, Jose A. Calvache, Daniela Collazos Girón, Isabela Bolaños, Joke Bradt, Cheryl Dileo, and Markus Klimek
The effect of music therapy for patients with chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis, Siqing Chen, Qiao yuan, Chenchen Wang, Jing Ye, and Lili Yang
Therapeutic songwriting to enhance wellbeing and decrease depression in older people living in residential care: A lyrics analysis of participant-composed songs, Jasmin Eickholt, Jeanette Tamplin, and Imogen N. Clark
The effect of music therapy on background pain, anxiety, depression, vital signs, and medication usage in adult burn patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A randomized controlled trial, Mark Ettenberger, Rafael Maya, Andrés Salgado-Vasco, Jose Gabriel Cordoba-Silva, Moshé Amarillo, William Betancourt-Zapata, Juliana Marín-Sánchez, Viviana Gómez-Ortega, and Mario Valderrama
Piloting a choir program for nursing home residents with advanced dementia, Nancy Farber and Margot O. Armstrong
Sufi music with makams for people with mild to moderate levels of depression and anxiety: A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial, R. N. Gurbuz-Dogan and A. Ali
Music and art therapy in age-related neuropsychiatric disorders: Creative approaches to healing, Elaheh Hajizadeh, Sara Salatin, Mehdi Sarailoo, Halimeh Amirazad, Maryam Azarfarin, and Masoomeh Dadkhah
The effectiveness of the Chinese Five-Element Music intervention on older adults with depression and anxiety disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Jiayin Li, Kanghao Chen, I. Ta Wang, and Wen Fen Beh
The effects of music therapy on pain and anxiety in young nulliparous patients undergoing laparoscopic cystectomy for endometriosis: a randomized controlled trial, Wenwei Li, Huiyan Feng, Xiaohui Yang, Yue Meng, Yuebo Yang, and Qingjian Ye
The effect of music therapy on anxiety, depression, pain and sleep quality of lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Yang Li, Shuyang Ji, Yanmin Tao, Hongyan Wang, Zhifei Wen, Linfeng Liu, and Xiangeng Zhang
The efficacy of music therapy for post-stroke depression: A meta-analysis, Yan Li, Yanmei Peng, and Shiwen Ma
Effectiveness of the Music Therapy in Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Li-Chin Lu, Shao-Huan Lan, Shou-Jen Lan, and Yen-Ping Hsieh
Music-based interventions for anxiety and depression in older adults with dementia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials, Zhengyang Mei, Yuanzhuo Zhang, Wen Zhao, Chifong Lam, Shulai Luo, Shaojie Wang, and Shi Luo
Active music therapy reduces depressive symptoms and enhances sleep and daily-life autonomy in older adults, Simone Migliore, Rossella Spinoso, Lucia Serenella De Federicis, Ilaria Di Pompeo, Martina Marcaccio, Michela Alemanno, Daniele Lozzi, and Giuseppe Curcio
Effects of choral singing on depression and anxiety in older adults: A randomized controlled trial, Ted K. S. Ng, Zhi Hao Lim, Michael Todd, Fei Sun, Kendra Ray, Xiang Qi, Jiuyu Guo, Kaisy Xinhong Ye, Andrea B. Maier, Rathi Mahendran, Goh Lee Gan, Maurine Tsakok, Ee Heok Kua, and Lei Feng
Music Therapy in Various Physical and Mental Conditions and Its Effects on Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy, Ünal Önsüz and Gülbeyaz Can
Video Analysis of Group Music Therapy for Dementia: Intervention Delivery and Treatment Fidelity, Naomi L. Rasing, Annemiek C. Vink, Jodie Bloska, Hazal Nevruz, Timuçin Bakırcı, Yesim Saltik, Burçin Ucaner, Jo Dugstad Wake, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Monika Geretsegger, Christian Gold, Ulrike Frischen, Johanna Neuser, Gunter Kreutz, Sytse U. Zuidema, and Sarah I. M. Janus
Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in older people (MIDDEL): a multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Jörg Assmus, Justine Schneider, Felicity A. Baker, Burçin Uçaner, Gunter Kreutz, Monika Geretsegger, Naomi Rasing, Jodie Bloska, Phoebe A. Stretton-Smith, Young-Eun C. Lee, Jo Dugstad Wake, Helen Odell-Miller, Jeanette Tamplin, Annemieke C. Vink, Joanne Ablewhite, Johanna Neuser, Ulrike Frischen, Antje Timmer, Thomas Wosch, Sarah Janus, and Christian Gold
Self-Instruction and rhythmic music-based intervention: A feasibility study of a novel intervention for executive functioning in traumatic brain injury, Irena Tasevska, Jamie Berry, Jennifer Batchelor, Kirk N. Olsen, and William Forde Thompson
Efficacy of music therapy as a non-pharmacological measure to support alzheimer's disease patients: a systematic review, Jia Wang, Cong Liu, Ying Dai, Can Mei, Guiping Wang, Yong Wang, Tao Huang, Jianbo Zhan, and Jing Cheng
Psychophysiological effects of music on sadness in participants with and without depressive symptoms, Xuanyi Wang, Tian Lu, Bian Zhou, Wanlin Chen, Jing Zheng, Hang Chen, and Shulin Chen
Effects of Music-Supported Therapy for Depression and Cognitive Disorders in People Living with Stroke and Its Impact on Quality of Life: A Systematic Evaluation and Meta-Analysis, Zhen Wang, Yingxia Xue, Guiying Sun, Jiajia Yun, Yalei Li, Qi Chen, Ruiwen Wang, Jiahui Wang, and Chao Ren
Efficacy of Western-based and five-element music therapy for treatment of moderate depression: A randomized controlled trial, Jingyi Zhang, Ting Wang, Wenmin Wu, Junrong Ye, Hongmei Wei, Yun Gao, and Aixiang Xiao
Submissions from 2024
Sound and Alzheimer's Disease-From Harmful Noise to Beneficial Soundscape Augmentation and Music Therapy, Goran Belojević
Systematic Review of Music Therapy and Musical Interventions for Patients with Moderate and Severe Mental Disorders, Eduardo Gabriel Cassola, Lucas Cardoso Dos Santos, Maria Solange de Castro Ferreira, Guilherme Correa Barbosa, Marluci Betini, and Thiago da Silva Domingos
How Does Group Music Therapy Help in Combating the Anxiety and Depression of Dementia Patients? a Quasi-experimental Investigation, Xin Feng, Weibo Dang, and Oberiri Destiny Apuke
The Effect of Music Played to New Birth Mothers on Postpartum Blues: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Burcu Küçükkaya, Işıl Can, and Gamze Güler
Systematic Review on Music Interventions During Pregnancy in Favor of the Well-being of Mothers and Eventually Their Offspring, Johanna Maul, Susann Behnam, Pauline Wimberger, Wolfgang Henrich, and Birgit Arabin
Virtual Group Music Therapy for Apathy in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study, D. Shah-Zamora, S. Anderson, B. Barton, and J. E. Fleisher
Effect of Music Intervention on Perinatal Depressive Symptoms: A Meta-analysis, Xiaoqing Sun, Rui Wang, Shengnan Cong, Xuemei Fan, Lijuan Sha, Jingyi Feng, Hongyan Xie, Jingjing Han, Shiqian Ni, and Aixia Zhang
Remini-Sing RCT: Therapeutic Choir Participation for Community-Dwelling People with Dementia and Their Primary Caregivers, Jeanette Tamplin, Zara Thompson, Imogen N. Clark, Kate Teggelove, and Felicity A. Baker
Preventing fear return in humans: Music-based intervention during reactivation-extinction paradigm, Ankita Verma, Sharmili Mitra, Abdulrahman Khamaj, Vivek Kant, and Manish Kumar Asthana
The Impact of Group Music Therapy in Ameliorating the Depression Among Patients With Dementia in Care Homes: A Randomized Control Trial, Honghua Xu, Aoyi Li, and Oberiri Destiny Apuke
The Safety and Effectiveness of Music Medicine as an Intervention for Depression: A Systematic Evaluation and Re-evaluation, Dayuan Zhong, Hui Cheng, Zhenghua Pan, Yumei Liu, Pingwen Liu, Jiarong Li, Jiaqi Chen, Yihui Deng, Xueming Ou, Huanjie Li, and Xiangbo Kong
Submissions from 2023
The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial, Xijing Chen, Qianqian Xie, Hongmin Yang, Wei Zhang, and Yonghui Li
The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for family caregivers of people with dementia: A within subject feasibility study, Imogen N. Clark, Vannie Ip-Winfield, Melissa Murphy, Emily Shanahan, and Denise Grocke
The impact of music listening intervention on Asia elderly with dementia: A systematic review, Chen Lin, He Xuanxu, Xue Yuyang, Xu Zhongqiu, and Chunhai Gao
Music to Improve Sleep Quality in Adults With Depression-related Insomnia (MUSTAFI): Randomized Controlled Trial, Helle Nystrup Lund, Inge Nygaard Pedersen, Agnieszka M. Heymann-Szlachcinska, Maryla Tuszewska, Gustav Bizik, Jens Ivar Larsen, Antonio Drago, Eszter Kulhay, Anelia Larsen, Helle Østermark Sørensen, Bettina Grønbech, Lars Rye Bertelsen, Jan Brink Valentin, Jan Mainz, and Søren Paaske Johnsen
Statistical analysis plan for HOMESIDE: A randomised controlled trial for home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia, Vanessa Pac Soo, Felicity A. Baker, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Helen Odell-Miller, Karette Stensæth, Thomas Wosch, Anna A. Bukowska, Jeanette Tamplin, Nicola Lautenschlager, Sabine Braat, and Karen E. Lamb
Effect of Music Therapy on Older Adults With Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Min Wang, Jingwen Wu, and Hong Yan
Does Music Intervention Relieve Depression or Anxiety in People Living With Dementia? a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Jingya Zhang, Zeru Yu, Ning Zhang, Wenjing Zhao, Bincai Wei, Rongxin He, Hao Xue, Bin Zhu, and Ying Mao
Submissions from 2022
Clinical Effectiveness of Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care (middel): Australian Cohort of an International Pragmatic Cluster-randomised Controlled Trial, F. A. Baker, Y. C. Lee, T. V. Sousa, P. A. Stretton-Smith, J. Tamplin, V. Sveinsdottir, M. Geretsegger, J. D. Wake, J. Assmus, and C. Gold
A Home-based Dyadic Music-with-movement Intervention for People With Dementia and Caregivers: A Hybrid Type 2 Cluster-randomized Effectiveness-implementation Design, D. S. K. Cheung, L. Y. W. Ho, L. C. K. Chan, R. K. H. Kwok, and C. K. Y. Lai
The Effect of Music as an Intervention for Post-stroke Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Z. Dayuan, L. Lan, C. Hui, L. Huanjie, L. Deliang, and D. Yihui
Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dementia, Depression, Insomnia and Schizophrenia: Update of Systematic Reviews, L. Gassner, M. Geretsegger, and J. Mayer-Ferbas
Music Therapy for People With Substance Use Disorders, Claire Ghetti, Xi-Jing Chen, Annette K. Brenner, Laurien G. Hakvoort, Lars Lien, Jorg Fachner, and Christian Gold
In-home Online Music-based Intervention for Stress, Coping, and Depression Among Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study, H. Kim, G. Engström, T. Theorell, H. Hallinder, and A. Emami
Non-pharmacological Interventions for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia in Residential Aged Care Settings: An Umbrella Review, Jana Koch, Jessica G. Amos, Elizabeth Beattie, Nicola T. Lautenschlager, Coleen Doyle, Kaarin J. Anstey, and Moyra E. Mortby
The Effects of Individualized Music Listening on Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sundowning Symptoms of Dementia in Long-term Care Residents, T. T. Lineweaver, T. R. Bergeson, K. Ladd, H. Johnson, D. Braid, M. Ott, D. P. Hay, J. Plewes, M. Hinds, M. L. LaPradd, H. Bolander, S. Vitelli, M. Lain, and T. Brimmer
Music Upper Limb Therapy-integrated Provides a Feasible Enriched Environment and Reduces Post-stroke Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, A. Palumbo, V. Aluru, J. Battaglia, D. Geller, A. Turry, M. Ross, A. Cristian, C. Balagula, G. Ogedegbe, L. Khatri, M. V. Chao, R. C. Froemke, J. K. Urbanek, and P. Raghavan
Neurologic Music Therapy With a Habilitative Approach for Older Adults With Dementia: A Feasibility Study, Leticia Prieto Álvarez
Isn't There Room for Music in Chronic Pain Management?, Aleksi J. Sihvonen, Anni Pitkäniemi, Teppo Särkämö, and Seppo Soinila
Analysis of Between-diagnoses Differences in Music-based Affect Regulatory Strategies in Adults With Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions: Implications for Transdiagnostic Application, Michael J. Silverman and Sonia Bourdaghs
Implementing Music Therapy Through Telehealth: Considerations for Military Populations, Rebecca Vaudreuil, Diane G. Langston, Wendy L. Magee, Donna Betts, Sara Kass, and Charles Levy
Potential Benefits of Music Therapy on Stroke Rehabilitation, C. Xu, Z. He, Z. Shen, and F. Huang
Impact of Digital Device, Exercise, and Music Intervention Programs on the Cognition and Depression of the Elderly in South Korea: A Meta-regression Analysis, J. Yoo, J. Oh, S. Y. Kim, J. Shin, S. Kim, and C. Roh
Submissions from 2021
Effects of Music Therapy on Cancer-related Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Digestive Tumors: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, X. Chen, Q. Wei, R. Jing, and Y. Fan
Influence of Music Therapy and Music-based Interventions on Dementia: A Pilot Study, R. Dahms, C. Eicher, M. Haesner, and U. Mueller-Werdan
Study Protocol of the Mused Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Psychobiological Effects of Group Music Therapy in Women With Depression, Christine Gaebel, Sabine Rittner, Martin Stoffel, Marc N. Jarczok, Corina Aguilar-Raab, Beate Ditzen, and Marco Warth
The Music Engagement Program for People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Pilot Feasibility Trial Outcomes, Amelia Gulliver, Georgia Pike, Michelle Banfield, Alyssa R. Morse, Natasha Katruss, Harley Valerius, Melanie Pescud, Mitchell McMaster, and Susan West
Mental Health and Music Engagement: Review, Framework, and Guidelines for Future Studies, D. E. Gustavson, P. L. Coleman, J. R. Iversen, H. H. Maes, R. L. Gordon, and M. D. Lense
The Effectiveness of Music-based Interventions for Dementia: An Umbrella Review, Suzanne B. Hanser
Trauma-informed Care in Music Therapy: Principles, Guidelines, and a Clinical Case Illustration, Annie Heiderscheit and Kathleen M. Murphy
Depression Symptoms Relationship With Music Use: Investigating the Role of Trait Affect, Musical Ability, Music Preferences, Sai Charan Kanagala, Thomas Schäfer, David M. Greenberg, and Anna Gabi?ska
Group Music Intervention Using Percussion Instruments to Reduce Anxiety Among Elderly Male Veterans With Alzheimer Disease, M. N. Liu, Y. J. Liou, W. C. Wang, K. C. Su, H. L. Yeh, C. I. Lau, L. Y. Hu, S. J. Tsai, and H. Y. Chen
Measuring the Effects of a Personalized Music Intervention on Agitated Behaviors Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: Design Features for Cluster-randomized Adaptive Trial, E. M. McCreedy, R. Gutman, R. Baier, J. L. Rudolph, K. S. Thomas, F. Dvorchak, R. Uth, J. Ogarek, and V. Mor
Music Therapy & Music Based Interventions in Dementia: Recommendations for Clinical Guidelines Part II, Melissa Mercadall-Brotons, Concetta M. Tomaino, Tereza Raquel Alcântara Silva, and Shirlene Vianna Moreira
Neuroticism, Musical Emotion Regulation, and Mental Health, Dave Miranda
Communication Improvement Reduces BPSD: A Music Therapy Study Based on Artificial Neural Networks, A. Raglio, D. Bellandi, L. Manzoni, and E. Grossi
Evaluating the Use of Music-assisted Caregiving Interventions by Certified Nursing Assistants Caring for Nursing Home Residents With HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders and Depressive Symptoms: A Mixed-methods Study, Kendra Ray, Girija Kaimal, Ayelet Dassa, Jaime Slaughter-Acey, and Mary Mittelman
How Music May Support Perinatal Mental Health: An Overview, K. R. M. Sanfilippo, L. Stewart, and V. Glover
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Gaze-contingent Music Reward Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder, D. Shamai-Leshem, A. Lazarov, D. S. Pine, and Y. Bar-Haim
Music-based Interventions for People Living With Dementia, Targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A Scoping Review, L. Sousa, M. J. Neves, B. Moura, J. Schneider, and L. Fernandes
Arts Engagement Trends in the United Kingdom and Their Mental and Social Wellbeing Implications: Hearts Survey, Urszula Tymoszuk, Neta Spiro, Rosie Perkins, Adele Mason-Bertrand, Kate Gee, and Aaron Williamon
Effect of Music Intervention on Depression in Graduate Students, Pan Yuan Yuan, Sun Xiao Yun, Dang Yu Na, Meijun Chen, Lu Wang, and Lu Shen
Submissions from 2020
Using Culture-specific Music Therapy to Manage the Therapy Deficit of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Mental Health Conditions in Syrian Refugee Host Environments, Hasan Abdulbaki and Jonathan Berger
Measuring the Effects of Listening for Leisure on Outcome After Stroke (MELLO): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindful Music Listening, S. Baylan, C. Haig, M. MacDonald, C. Stiles, J. Easto, M. Thomson, B. Cullen, T. J. Quinn, D. Stott, S. W. Mercer, N. M. Broomfield, H. Murray, and J. J. Evans
The Effects of Music-contingent Gait Training on Cognition and Mood in Parkinson Disease: A Feasibility Study, J. Burt, E. N. Ravid, S. Bradford, N. J. Fisher, Y. Zeng, T. Chomiak, L. Brown, M. J. McKeown, B. Hu, and R. Camicioli
Empirical Analysis on the Intervention of Music Therapy on Mental Health of College Students, Yan Feng and Zhouyang Li
The Influence of Songwriting on Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: An Exploratory Study, Esther García-Valverde, Marta Badia, Mª Begoña Orgaz, and Elena Gónzalez-Ingelmo
Music Playlists for People With Dementia: Trialing a Guide for Caregivers, S. Garrido, L. Dunne, C. J. Stevens, and E. Chang
Impact of Individualised Music Listening Intervention on Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials, M. A. Gaviola, K. J. Inder, S. Dilworth, E. G. Holliday, and I. Higgins
Improvement Effect of Music Appreciation on Mental Health of Audience: An Analysis Based on Cognitive Psychology, Wei Guo and Wenxiu Yu
The Effectiveness of Adjunct Music Therapy for Patients With Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis, R. Jia, D. Liang, J. Yu, G. Lu, Z. Wang, Z. Wu, H. Huang, and C. Chen
The Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Y. Li, X. Xing, X. Shi, P. Yan, Y. Chen, M. Li, W. Zhang, X. Li, and K. Yang
Vocal Music Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study, M. Y. Low, C. Lacson, F. Zhang, A. Kesslick, and J. Bradt
An Evaluation of Workplace Choir Singing Amongst Health Service Staff in Ireland, Hilary Moss and Jessica O'Donoghue
Perceived Benefits of Using Nonpharmacological Interventions in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia With Lewy Bodies, J. Park, H. Howard, M. I. Tolea, and J. E. Galvin
Patient Reflections on Individual Music Therapy for a Major Depressive Disorder or Acute Phase Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder, Natalie Paul, Carol Lotter, and Staden Werdie van
Music Therapy for Depression, J. K. Roddis and M. Tanner
Community Psychosocial Music Intervention (CHIME) to Reduce Antenatal Common Mental Disorder Symptoms in the Gambia: A Feasibility Trial, K. R. M. Sanfilippo, B. McConnell, V. Cornelius, B. Darboe, H. B. Huma, M. Gaye, H. Ceesay, P. Ramchandani, I. Cross, V. Glover, and L. Stewart
Music Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Addictions in Covid-19 Pandemic, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang
The Experiences of Patients in the Synchrony Group Music Therapy Trial for Long-term Depression, Emma Windle, Lauren M. Hickling, Sandra Jayacodi, and Catherine Carr
Efficacy of Five-element Music Interventions in Perinatal Mental Health and Labor Pain: A Meta-analysis, Q. Wu, Z. Liu, X. Pang, and L. Cheng
Submissions from 2019
The Effect of Physical Therapy With Use of Musical Elements in Patients With Parkinson's Disease, J. Andrejeva, M. Kasradze, L. Misiukeviciute, and R. Radziuviene
Music and Emotion in Alzheimer's Disease, E. M. Arroyo-Anlló, S. Dauphin, M. N. Fargeau, P. Ingrand, and R. Gil
Homeside: Home-based Family Caregiver-delivered Music and Reading Interventions for People Living With Dementia: Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Trial, F. A. Baker, J. Bloska, S. Braat, A. Bukowska, I. Clark, M. H. Hsu, T. Kvamme, N. Lautenschlager, Y. C. Lee, A. Smrokowska-Reichmann, T. V. Sousa, K. A. Stensaeth, J. Tamplin, T. Wosch, and H. Odell-Miller