Functionality or aesthetics? A pilot study of music therapy in the treatment of multiple sclerosis patients

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-33

  Aldridge, David ^a   Schmid, W ^a   Kaeder, M ^b   Schmidt, C ^a   Ostermann, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aesthetic; Anxiety; Depression; Functional scores; Matched control group; Music therapy; Self acceptance; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESTHETICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOOD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 18744411309     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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