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[Music therapy and internal medicine]
Schweizerische Rundschau Fur Medizin Praxis = Revue Suisse De Medecine Praxis
|September 7, 1993
Summary
Music therapy, a form of psychotherapy utilizing music, is an effective adjunct treatment in internal medicine. It aids patients in coping with illness and psychosocial integration, enhancing self-healing potential.
Area of Science:
- Psychotherapy
- Music Therapy
- Internal Medicine
Context:
- A 4-year project on music therapy in internal medicine was conducted at the district hospital of Oberwallis since December 1988.
- The project was under the scientific guidance of Dr. H. H. Decker-Voigt, director of the Institute of Music Therapy at the Musical Academy Hamburg.
Purpose:
- To describe music therapy as a psychotherapy adjunct using music.
- To explain the functional and regressive levels of music's action in therapy.
- To introduce receptive and active music therapy forms and their applications.
Summary:
- Indications for music therapy are not disease-specific but depend on the significance of psychic components in somatic diseases.
- Key indications include coping with illness, psychosocial integration, and promoting self-healing potential.
- Music therapy is contraindicated for unmotivated patients or those with hospital stays shorter than two weeks.
Impact:
- Music therapy is well-suited as an adjunct for various internal medicine diseases.
- It enriches therapeutic possibilities by addressing emotional and psychic factors in illness.
- The psychoanalytic potential of music therapy offers insights into functional disorders.