Music therapy for individuals with dementia: Areas of interventions and research perspectives

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-301

  Raglio, A ^a   Gianelli, M V ^b  

^a Sospiro Foundation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Music; Music therapy; Outcomes; Relationship; Scientific basis; Theoretical methodological aspects

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 67149140511     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720509788486617     Document Type: Review

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