As the need for psychosocial interventions in mental healthcare in the United States continues to be a relevant issue, music therapists can provide music interventions to address a variety of mental health objectives. The American Music Therapy Association (2013) requires that the use of such interventions must be part of evidence-based practice. As research shows low levels of evidence for psychiatric music therapy overall (Silverman, 2010a), and there are mixed perceptions of music therapy in mental healthcare (Choi, 1997; Silverman, 2006, 2010d) there is a need to continue to increase consistency of music therapy interventions and levels of evidence in music therapy research with mental health populations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to (a) to identify possible trends in research design, participant population, and music therapy intervention techniques used in music therapy research studies with mental health populations published in The Arts in Psychotherapy, Journal of Music Therapy, and Music Therapy Perspectives the last 15 years (2000-2015), and (b) identify how these trends might apply to future music therapy research and clinical practice. Data about the publication, research design, and therapeutic process of studies (N = 42) were obtained. Data were analyzed and organized into tables, and sums and percentages were calculated. Results saw low levels of articles fitting inclusion criteria with a large percentage of studies being conducted by the same author. The most frequently studied participant populations included those with substance-abuse and addicted disorders (n = 10) and psychiatric inpatients (n = 10). The most frequently studied music therapy intervention techniques were lyric analysis (n = 17), music listening (n = 16), and songwriting (n =15). Potential explanations for findings, limitations, and suggestions for future research and clinical practice are discussed. / A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. / Summer Semester 2015. / July 10, 2015. / descriptive analysis, mental health, music therapy, psychiatric music therapy, qualitative research, quantitative research / Includes bibliographical references. / Jayne M. Standley, Professor Directing Thesis; Dianne Gregory, Committee Member; Kimberly VanWeelden, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253120 |
| Contributors | Moore, Susan A. (Susan Anne) (authoraut), Standley, Jayne M. (professor directing thesis), Gregory, Sarah Dianne (committee member), VanWeelden, Kimberly D. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Music (degree granting college) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (46 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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