Music and the Mentally Handicapped - The Effect of Music on Anxiety

Author(s): B. , Lindsay

Journal/Book: Journal of British Music Therapy. 1990; 4: Herfortshire, UK. British Society for Music Therapy/APMT 69 Avondale Avenue East Barnet EN4 8NB Hertfordshire UK. l9-26.

Abstract: This study reports the effects of music on the anxiety and agitation of four women with moderate and mild mental handicap. Music therapy and recorded music were compared with a control condition using controlled case studies. Two measures of anxiety were recorded - pulse rate and a behavioural rating. No improvement was found under the control conditions, while both music conditions produced some improvements. Variations in the pattern of responses to each form of music are discussed.

Keyword(s): study, anxiety, agitation, mental-handicap, case-study, heart-rate, respiration, recorded-music, live-music.

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