From "This F***ing life" to "that's better"... in four minutes: an interdisciplinary study of music therapy's "present moments" and their potential for affect modulation

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-28

  Ansdell, Gary ^a   Davidson, Jane ^b   Magee, Wendy L ^c   Meehan, John ^d   Procter, Simon ^a  

^a Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"Affect modulation"; "Present moments"; Adult psychiatry; Nordoff Robbins music therapy; Qualitative micro analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951576026     PISSN: 08098131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08098130903407774     Document Type: Article

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