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Music therapy as a nursing intervention

H Covington1, C Crosby

  • 1Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO 81506, USA.

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|March 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Music therapy in healthcare settings can reduce patient stress and anxiety. In psychiatric care, music elicits emotions and influences behavior, aiding nurses in group sessions to evoke client thoughts and memories.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Music Therapy
  • Mental Health Care

Background:

  • Music is a universal language with diverse applications.
  • Healthcare settings can utilize music for stress and anxiety reduction.
  • The psychiatric setting benefits from music's ability to affect emotion and behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the application of music in psychiatric nursing.
  • To highlight music's role in eliciting emotions and changing behavior.
  • To provide a framework for nurses using music in group therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of music's effects in healthcare.
  • Analysis of music's impact in psychiatric environments.
  • Case examples of music integration in nursing interventions.

Main Results:

  • Music effectively reduces stress and anxiety in healthcare.
  • Music therapy can elicit strong emotional responses and behavioral changes in psychiatric patients.
  • Nurses can leverage music in group sessions to stimulate cognitive and emotional recall.

Conclusions:

  • Music is a valuable, non-pharmacological intervention in psychiatric nursing.
  • Music therapy facilitates emotional expression and behavioral modification.
  • Integrating music into group sessions enhances therapeutic outcomes for clients.

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