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| Title |
Effects of Music Therapy on Drug Therapy of Adult Psychiatric Outpatients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01518 |
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| Authors |
Mario Degli Stefani, Michele Biasutti |
| Abstract |
Objective: Framed in the patients' engagement perspective, the current study aims to determine the effects of group music therapy in addition to drug care in comparison with drug care in addition to other non-expressive group activities in the treatment of psychiatric outpatients. Method: Participants (n = 27) with ICD-10 diagnoses of F20 (schizophrenia), F25 (schizoaffective disorders), F31 (bipolar affective disorder), F32 (depressive episode), and F60 (specific personality disorders) were randomized to receive group music therapy plus standard care (48 weekly sessions of 2 h) or standard care only. The clinical measures included dosages of neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants. Results: The participants who received group music therapy demonstrated greater improvement in drug dosage with respect to neuroleptics than those who did not receive group music therapy. Antidepressants had an increment for both groups that was significant only for the control group. Benzodiazepines and mood stabilizers did not show any significant change in either group. Conclusion: Group music therapy combined with standard drug care was effective for controlling neuroleptic drug dosages in adult psychiatric outpatients who received group music therapy. We discussed the likely applications of group music therapy in psychiatry and the possible contribution of music therapy in improving the psychopathological condition of adult outpatients. In addition, the implications for the patient-centered perspective were also discussed. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 43% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 108 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 41 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 17 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 50 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 23. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 October 2022.
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