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Music interventions with children, adolescents and emerging adults in mental health settings: a scoping review
Melissa Romano1,2, Kim Archambault3,4,5, Patricia Garel4,5
1International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Centre for Research on Brain Language and Music (CRBLM), Psychology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Background:
Music is increasingly used with youths in health and psychosocial interventions. We conducted a scoping review with the aim to provide an overview of the current available evidence on music intervention for youth in mental health settings, to inform practice and further research.
Methods:
Three databases (PsycINFO, PubMed and CINAHL) were surveyed. Using the PRISMA review method, 23 studies met inclusion criteria.
Results:
Young people aged from 4 to 25 years old with various mental health conditions participated in music interventions. Music therapy was the most investigated (71%). Improving social skills was the most frequent therapeutic aim addressed. Music interventions are mostly appreciated by the participants, but it is difficult to make conclusions about their effectiveness because of the heterogeneity of research designs and the limited current state of research.
Conclusion:
Music interventions appear to represent a promising complementary approach to usual psychiatric care, but further standardised research is necessary to continue investigating their therapeutic effects.
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