Music therapy for prisoners: Pilot randomised controlled trial and implications for evaluating psychosocial interventions

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1520-1539

  Gold, Christian ^a   Assmus, Jörg ^a,b   Hjørnevik, Kjetil ^c   Qvale, Liv Gunnhild ^a   Brown, Fiona Kirkwood ^a   Hansen, Anita Lill ^b,d   Waage, Leif ^b   Stige, Brynjulf ^a,d  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Bjørgvin Prison   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

experimental study; mental health; offenders; psychosocial interventions; research design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NORWAY; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NORWAY; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PRISONERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84909954112     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X13498693     Document Type: Article

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