Submissions from 2023
Connecting through music: A systematic review of the use of music to reduce loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rowena Cai, Gohar Zakaryan, Kevin Zhang, and Rachael Finnerty
Music-based intervention impacts for people with eating disorders: A narrative synthesis systematic review, Ee Xuen Chang, Joanne Brooker, Richard Hiscock, and Clare O'Callaghan
Effects of Maqams in Music on Anxiety: A Preliminary, Randomized Controlled Trial, Hakan Gulmez and Ozan Eroy
The effectiveness of a manualized hip-hop and rap intervention on well-being among black emerging adult men: A multiple baseline design, Lanita Jefferson and Jonathan Ohrt
Moments of fun: Narratives of children’s experiences of music therapy in mental health care, Guro Parr Klyve and Randi Rolvsjord
Polyphonic perspectives: A focus group study of interprofessional staff’s perceptions of music therapy at an inpatient unit for children in mental health care, Guro Parr Klyve, Randi Rolvsjord, and Irene Bircow Elgen
Exploring Influencing Factors of Anxiety Improvement Following Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy in Young Adults with Cancer, Robert Knoerl, Emanuele Mazzola, Heather Woods, Elizabeth Buchbinder, Lindsay Frazier, Ann LaCasce, Marlise R. Luskin, Carolyn S. Phillips, Katherine Thornton, Donna L. Berry, and Jennifer Ligibel
Music therapy in the treatment of complex trauma in adult mental health, Gillian Stephens Langdon
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
Analysis of the value of folk music intangible cultural heritage on the regulation of mental health, Hui Ning
Music therapy as a protection strategy against toxic stress for Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon: A pilot research study, Deborah Parker, Liliane Younes, Mohamad Orabi, Simon Procter, and Milena Paulini
Music interventions with children, adolescents and emerging adults in mental health settings: A scoping review, Melissa Romano, Kim Archambault, Patricia Garel, and Nathalie Gosselin
Promoting emotional skills in early adolescents with mental health conditions in music therapy – a content analysis of focus group interviews, Maija Salokivi, this link will open in a new tab Link to external site, Sanna Salantera, this link will open in a new tab Link to external site, Suvi Saarikallio, this link will open in a new tab Link to external site, and Esa Ala-Ruona
Investigating the impact of music therapy on two in-patient psychiatric wards for people living with dementia: Retrospective observational study, Naomi Thompson, Kimberley Iyemere, Benjamin R. Underwood, and Helen Odell-Miller
Being a person who plays in a band rather than being a person with a mental illness playing in a band: A qualitative study of stigma in the context of music therapy in mental health aftercare, Lars Tuastad, Bjarte Johansen, Astrid Linea Østerholt, Irmelin Nielsen, and Denise Straume Hansen McIvor
Music and subjective well-being in older chinese adults: Perceived stress moderates the mediating effects of emotional adaptability, Jie Wang and Kyung Hyun Suh
Effect of music therapy on older adults with depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Min Wang, Jingwen Wu, and Hong Yan
Exploring the effect of music therapy as intervention to reduce anxiety pre- and post-operatively in CABG surgery: A quantitative systematic review, Lan Wu and Yongbo Yao
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
A randomized control trial establishing the effectiveness of using interactive television-based art, music, and poetry therapies for treating the post-traumatic stress disorder of children exposed to traumatic events, Lei Zhang, Ran Wan, Timothy Onosahwo Iyendo, Oberiri Destiny Apuke, and Elif Asude Tunca
Submissions from 2022
Music, Mind, Mood, and Mingling in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Scoping Review, A. J. Colverson, E. Trifilio, and J. B. Williamson
Providing Music Therapy for People With Dementia in an Acute Mental Health Setting, L. Drewitt, K. Martin, C. Atkinson, and M. Marczak
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
A Person-centered Framework for Designing Music-based Therapeutic Studies in Dementia: Current Barriers and a Path Forward, K. Hackett, S. R. Sabat, and T. Giovannetti
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
Integrative Review of Singing and Music Interventions for Family Carers of People Living With Dementia, S. Lee, T. Allison, D. O'Neill, P. Punch, E. Helitzer, and H. Moss
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
Nursing Home Residents' Positive Behavioral Responses to Individualized Music Predict Improvements in Sundowning Symptoms After Music Listening, T. T. Lineweaver, T. R. Bergeson, M. J. Ward, N. A. Hagen, 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
Trauma-focused Group Music and Imagery with Women Suffering from PTSD/Complex PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Study, Gabriella Rudstam, Ulf O. E. Elofsson, Hans Peter Söndergaard, Lars Ole Bonde, and Bolette Daniels Beck
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
Submissions from 2021
A systematic review of music therapy for psychosocial outcomes of substance use clients, T. Edison Carter and Lisa S. Panisch
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
Telehealth Music Therapy for Persons With Dementia And/or Caregivers, Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Tereza Raquel Alcântara Silva, and Shirlene Vianna Moreira
Reflections on Telehealth Music Therapy for Persons With Dementia in Response to Covid-19, Ayelet Dassa, Kendra Ray, and Amy Clements-Cortés
How Participation in Group Singing in the Community Impacts on Emotional Wellbeing: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Group Singing Participants, Belinda Densley and Katrina Andrews
A Survey of the Contribution Made by Uk Orchestras to the Health and Well-being Sectors, S. Derbyshire, F. Harvey, and M. Swann
Effects of Music Participation for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis, Jennie L. Dorris, Stephen Neely, Lauren Terhorst, Helena M. VonVille, and Juleen Rodakowski
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
Aspects of Ensemble Participation and Feelings of Belonging Among New Horizons Members, Ann M. Harrington
Music Compared With Auditory Books: A Randomized Controlled Study Among Long-term Care Residents With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementia, T. C. Harrison, S. A. Blozis, B. Schmidt, A. Johnson, R. Moreno, S. Mead, and M. Gayle
Trauma-informed Care in Music Therapy: Principles, Guidelines, and a Clinical Case Illustration, Annie Heiderscheit and Kathleen M. Murphy
Time in Between: Music Therapy With Adolescent Girls in a Safehouse in Kingston, Jamaica, Lora F. Heller
Efficacy of Group Music Therapy Based on Emotion-Regulation Skills on Male Inpatients With Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial, Yi Huang and Xu Chen
Feasibility of a Music System Intervention to Affect Mental Stress and Strain of Employees in Inpatient Dementia Care, E. Ibenthal, M. Kehmann, and C. Backhaus
Examining the Effects of Music-based Interventions on Pain and Anxiety in Hospitalized Children: An Integrative Review, A. A. Johnson, A. Berry, M. Bradley, J. A. Daniell, C. Lugo, K. Schaum-Comegys, C. Villamero, K. Williams, H. Yi, E. Scala, and M. Whalen
Music Technology Tools – a Therapist-in-a-box? Human–computer Interaction and the Co-creation of Mental Health, Kjetil Høyer Jonassen
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
Motivation to Make Music Matters: Daily Autonomous Motivation, Flow, and Well-being in Hobby Musicians, Friederike Koehler, Marco Warth, Beate Ditzen, and Andreas B. Neubauer
Effects of Maternal Singing During Kangaroo Care on Maternal Anxiety, Wellbeing, and Mother-infant Relationship After Preterm Birth: A Mixed Methods Study, Kaisamari Kostilainen, Kaija Mikkola, Jaakko Erkkilä, and Minna Huotilainen
A Safe Place to Land: Music Classes as Havens for Anxious and Other Youth, Heather Lewis
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
Does Bedtime Music Listening Improve Subjective Sleep Quality and Next-morning Well-being in Young Adults? a Randomized Cross-over Trial, Nadyanna M. Majeed, Verity Y. Q. Lua, Jun Sen Chong, Zoey Lew, and Andree Hartanto
Exploring the Role and Impact of Group Songwriting With Multiple Stakeholders in Recovery-oriented Mental Health Services, Tríona McCaffrey, Paula Higgins, Clara Monahan, Sinéad Moloney, Siobhán Nelligan, Aoife Clancy, and Pui Sze Cheung
Neuroticism, Musical Emotion Regulation, and Mental Health, Dave Miranda
Evolving and Thriving - Keeping Music Therapy Alive in a Pandemic World: The Royal Melbourne Hospital Music Therapy Response in 2020, E. O'Brien, J. Bedggood, and A. Ayling
Process and Experience of Change in the Self-perception of Women Prisoners Attending Music Therapy: The Qualitative Results of a Mixed-methods Exploratory Study, Helen Odell-Miller, Jodie Bloska, Clara Browning, and Niels Hannibal
Reasons for Listening to Music Vary by Listeners’ Anxiety Sensitivity Levels, Colin B. Pridy, Margo C. Watt, Pablo Romero-Sanchiz, Christopher J. Lively, and Sherry H. Stewart
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
Quantitative Comparison of Group-based Music Therapy Experiences in Adults With Substance Use Disorder on a Detoxification Unit: A Three-group Cluster-randomized Study, Michael J. Silverman
Psychobiological Mechanisms Underlying the Health-beneficial Effects of Music in People Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review of the Literature, M. C. Sittler, F. Worschech, G. Wilz, A. Fellgiebel, and A. Wuttke-Linnemann
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
Providing Supports for 'Covid Mums' Through an Adapted Sing&Grow Group Program, Alison Liew Stewart
When Youth Musicking Is Play, Leslie Stewart Rose and June Countryman
How Singing Can Help People With Dementia and Their Family Care-partners: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis, Thematic Synthesis, and Meta-integration, Zara Thompson, Felicity A. Baker, Jeanette Tamplin, and Imogen N. Clark
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
Notes of Memories: Fostering Social Interaction, Activity and Reminiscence Through an Interactive Music Exergame Developed for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers, David Unbehaun, Sebastian Taugerbeck, Konstantin Aal, Daryoush Daniel Vaziri, Jasmin Lehmann, Peter Tolmie, Rainer Wieching, and Volker Wulf
Mindfulness and Online Music for Channeling Stress in Primary School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain, Gemma Ruiz Varela and Fidel Rodríguez Legendre
The Benefits of Community-based Participatory Arts Activities for People Living With Dementia: A Thematic Scoping Review, M. C. Ward, C. Milligan, E. Rose, M. Elliott, and B. R. Wainwright
The Effect of Music on Anxiety in Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, S. J. Weingarten, A. T. Levy, and V. Berghella
Biomarkers of Stress in Music Interventions: A Systematic Review, M. M. Wong, T. Tahir, M. M. Wong, A. Baron, and R. Finnerty
The Effects of a Music and Singing Intervention During Pregnancy on Maternal Well-being and Mother-infant Bonding: A Randomised, Controlled Study, V. Wulff, P. Hepp, O. T. Wolf, P. Balan, C. Hagenbeck, T. Fehm, and N. K. Schaal
Small music programs for mental health and well-being: An evaluation framework, NaYoung Yang, Rosemary H. Jenkins, Elizabeth Dubois, Harumi Quezada-Yamamoto, Helen Ward, and Cornelia Junghans
Music-based Intervention to Reduce Aggressive Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis, P. Ye, Z. Huang, H. Zhou, and Q. Tang
Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Substance Use Treatment: Implications for Music Therapy, Marshall Yoes and Michael J. Silverman
They’re (not) Playing Our Song: (Ir)religious Identity Moderates the Effects of Listening to Religious Music on Memory, Self‐esteem, and Mood, Renate Ysseldyk, Talib Karamally, Ashleigh Kelly, Thomas A. Morton, and S. Alexander Haslam
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
Effects of Music-based Movement Therapy on Motor Function, Balance, Gait, Mental Health, and Quality of Life for Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Z. Zhou, R. Zhou, W. Wei, R. Luan, and K. Li
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
Teaching Music to Support Students: How Autonomy-supportive Music Teachers Increase Students’ Well-being, Arielle Bonneville-Roussy, Emese Hruska, and Hayley Trower
Passion at the Heart of Musicians’ Well-being, Arielle Bonneville-Roussy and Robert J. Vallerand
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
Participatory Music-making and Well-being Within Immigrant Cultural Practice: Exploratory Case Studies in South East Queensland, Australia, Melissa Cain, Lauren Istvandity, and Ali Lakhani
The Impact of a Community‐based Music Intervention on the Health and Well‐being of Young People: A Realist Evaluation, Francesca Caló, Artur Steiner, Stephen Millar, and Simon Teasdale
Empirical Analysis on the Influence of Music Speed and Music Mode on the Emotions of College Students, Zhikui Cheng
Music, Heart Rate Variability, and Symptom Clusters: A Comparative Study, S. C. Chen, M. L. Yeh, H. J. Chang, and M. F. Lin
Effect of Traditional Opera on Older Adults With Dementia, X. Chen, D. Li, H. Xu, and Z. Hu
Live and Recorded Group Music Interventions With Active Participation for People With Dementias: A Systematic Review, A. Clare and P. M. Camic
Music & Memory and Improved Swallowing in Advanced Dementia, D. Cohen, S. G. Post, A. Lo, R. Lombardo, and B. Pfeffer
Socially Inclusive Practices in the Music Classroom: The Impact of Music Education Used as a Vehicle to Engage Refugee Background Students, Renée Crawford
Towards Sustainable Implementation of Music in Daily Care of People With Dementia and Their Spouses, Ayelet Dassa, Michal Rosenbach, and Avi Gilboa
Impact of Music on Oncology Hospital Staff’s Well-being, Céline Delerue and Sandra Rabusseau
Non-pharmacological Interventions for the Anxiety in Patients With Dementia. a Cross-over Randomised Controlled Trial, T. D. Dimitriou, E. Verykouki, J. Papatriantafyllou, A. Konsta, D. Kazis, and M. Tsolaki
Empirical Analysis on the Intervention of Music Therapy on Mental Health of College Students, Yan Feng and Zhouyang Li
Haven: Sharing Receptive Music Listening to Foster Connections and Wellbeing for People With Dementia Who Are Nearing the End of Life, and Those Who Care for Them, C. E. Garabedian and F. Kelly