Music therapy – an introduction

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					Introduction
				
					Section 1: Background to music therapy
				
					Section 2: Music therapy approaches
				
					Section 3: Music therapy for autism
				
					Section 4: Music therapy for schizophrenia
				
					Section 5: Music therapy for dementia
				
					Summary
				
					Appendix: transcripts

Music therapy – an introduction

by Professor Helen Odell-Miller

Music therapy – an introduction Welcome to this module which introduces some basic information about the practice of music therapy in the UK. The module is in three sections:

Section 1: Background to music therapy

Section 2: Music therapy approaches

Section 3: Case studies and summary of evidence base. We specifically look at:

autism

schizophrenia

dementia.

Apart from the video examples which support this module, all case examples are fictitious and compiled from clinical experience, or have ethical consent and approval.

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