Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 104-115).

Thesis (M.Mus.Ther.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (M.Mus. (Music Therapy))-University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Minnesota, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-107). Also available on the World Wide Web as a PDF file.

abstract: Music is often used to induce relaxation and encourage calm surroundings, but in a group psychiatric treatment environment creating such a space can be complicated by varying and conflicting music preferences. Although best practices in music therapy encourage use of preferred music in sessions, adolescents’ tastes can be so closely tied with their sense of identity that tension may arise between peers in a group setting. On an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit this issue becomes compounded by additional factors such as inadequate communication skills and difficulties with self-regulation. Although one must be careful not to generalize or romanticize, current literature suggests specific nature sounds may have a calming effect across settings and cultural backgrounds. However, nature sound research done from the music therapy perspective is scarce, and thus evidence-based guidelines for the use of such sounds could prove useful in further exploration of their potential uses in music therapy interventions. This thesis explores the use of nature sounds as a part of music therapy treatment interventions, as well as on the behavioral health adolescent unit during daily routine where environmental sounds can be a problem. If successfully implemented in an acute psychiatric setting with adolescent patients, both during the therapy session and throughout the day, administered by the person receiving treatment and under the guidance of the music therapist, these interventions have the potential to decrease the number and severity of behavioral emergency codes, potentially leading to fewer instances of restraint, as well as more effective functioning after discharge from the inpatient setting. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Music Therapy 2018

It is the purpose of this study (1) to discover the nature, history, and present day use of music in therapy; (2) to discover the types of patients at Sonoma State Hospital and their general needs in terms of rehabilitation services; (3) to discover the scope of the total rehabilitation program at Sonoma State Hospital and the part which music therapy plays; and (4) to discover the general principles, problems and techniques of music therapy used at Sonoma State Hospital.

A mixed-methods approach was utilised in order to explore the impact of group Music Therapy on the negative symptoms of forensic clients with schizophrenia. Eight participants were involved in this exploratory study at Valkenberg hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Music Therapy intervention consisted of eight sessions over a period of six weeks. Qualitative data were collected through video footage, with three excerpts being selected for thick descriptions to be written and, subsequent to the process of therapy, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. Quantitative data were generated by structured interviews with the eight participants individually using the PANNS test both before and after the music therapy process. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis, while the quantitative data were presented through descriptive statistical analysis, and a paired sample t-test was conducted. Findings suggest that group Music Therapy affords forensic adult clients in a psychiatric hospital who are diagnosed with schizophrenia benefits in relation to their negative symptoms. The themes that emerged through thematic analysis were ‘Holding’, ‘Positive Experiences of Music Therapy’, ‘Togetherness’, ‘Activation’, ’Flexibility’ and ‘Inflexibility’. The quantitative data shows an overall improvement in the negative symptoms. A paired sample t-test calculates this improvement as too small to be statistically significant. However, the overall improvement shown in the quantitative data suggests the possibility that the group Music Therapy intervention may have effected a gradual positive shift over time and this requires further research. Although participants still displayed negative symptoms in their daily life in the ward, music therapy offered an environment in which well-being could be experienced and expressed. / Mini Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Music / MMus / Unrestricted

This study explores the experiences of a group of music therapy students in setting up and working at three community placements: a residential home for the mentally disabled, an HIV/Aids clinic at a state hospital and a shelter for homeless boys. The study investigates how these students made use of a Community Music Therapy framework in conducting, reflecting on and discussing the music therapy work at these placements. The research was conducted utilizing qualitative research methodology and data were in the form of three semi-structured interviews which were conducted with the six students - two from each placement. Transcriptions of the interviews were subjected to content analysis by the researcher and these findings are discussed in relation to seven categories, namely Space and Boundaries, Performance, Community Music Therapy Theory, Staff’s varying Attitudes and Involvement, Goals and Value, Logistics and Challenges, and Students’ Personal Development. Lastly three themes that emerged from the data, namely Shifting the boundaries: music therapy inside and out; Interacting with the context and Students’ development: professional and personal growth, are discussed. / Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / gm2014 / Music / Unrectricted

Music as a therapy still awaits complete recognition from many medical authorities. any doctors and psychiatrists are quite willing to recognize music as a potent agent in relaxing tensions and stimulating activity, but thus far only in too few instances has music been accorded status equivalent to that of the other accepted therapies.1 In the treatment of some types of mental illness it is the writer's belief music lends itself as a therapy more readily than any other medium.