Music therapy for depression: It seems to work, but how?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-93

  Maratos, Anna ^a   Crawford, Mike J ^b   Procter, Simon ^c  

^a CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Nordoff Robbins   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSATION; DEPRESSION; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MUSIC THERAPY; MUSICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGIST; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY;

EID: 79961016789     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.087494     Document Type: Review

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