Une experience de resocialisation par la flute a bec. (Resocialization of schizophrenic personality through music.)

Author(s): Sizaret, Pierre

Journal/Book: Psychologie Medicale. 1981; 13: 1989-1991.

Abstract: Relates a case history of a 38-yr-old man who had been hospitalized for 12 yrs after a suicide attempt. At the time of the study, S had been a resident of his present facility for 9 yrs. During that time, he had grown increasingly withdrawn and noncommunicative to the point where he avoided being in the same room with more than one other person. S worked, when able, at bookbinding but his life was punctuated by episodes of hallucination or delusion. The resocialization process began in September 1973 when a group of music students were invited to perform for some of the the patients. They presented a recorder recital and then invited some of the patients to play themselves. Although shy at first, S began to listen and then to play. Over the next 3 yrs, S seemed to lose his self-conscious isolation when playing. He progressed to the point where he gave recitals for the other patients and even assisted some of them with their playing. His psychotic episodes became less frequent. S's improvement was explained in terms of the breadth and symbolism of the instrument. (3 ref)

Note: music; psychosocial rehabilitation; schizophrenic 38 yr old male

Keyword(s): Psychosocial rehabilitation; music therapy; schizophrenia ; case report; adulthood

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