Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper will investigate the efficacy of art and music therapy as a complementary treatment for various conditions through synthesizing current knowledge.Conducted through an extensive literature review search on the Google Scholar database. The literature was found through prompts such as the effectiveness of art and music therapy as well as the methodology for both. Benefits for patients with anxiety, depression, physical conditions, and various other struggles were found. This paper examines the methodology of art and music therapy, as well as the changes and improvements that have been made to this therapeutic modality over the last several decades. Overall, art and music therapy have been shown to be very effective in helping many different patients. This literature review will inform new research such as longitudinal studies whose goal is to improve the therapeutic modalities even more.
Author: Jyothi Doonan -
Language: English
Topic: Music Therapy and Health
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405979873