Music as a therapy: Role in psychiatry

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-199

  Solanki, Madhusudan Singh ^a   Zafar, Mehnaz ^b   Rastogi, Rajesh ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Healing; Music; Music therapy; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREATIVITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOOD; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MICE; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS;

EID: 84877157035     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.12.001     Document Type: Review

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