The influence of music therapy interventions on self-rated changes in relaxation, affect, and thought in psychiatric prisoner-patients

Journal/Book: Journal of Music Therapy. 1989; 26: 155-166.

Abstract: Measured self-perceived changes in states of relaxation, mood/emotion, and thought/insight in 50 male psychiatric prisoner-patients before and after music therapy. Each S participated in 3 different treatment modalities: music group therapy, instrumental group improvisation, and music and relaxation. Results show a significant pretest-posttest change in self-ratings across all scales after music therapy. The magnitude of change differed significantly between scales. Ss showed similar responses, and the different treatment modalities did not significantly influence the results. ABSTRACT 2: This study attempted to measure self-perceived changes in states of relaxation, mood/emotion, and thought/insight, in psychiatric prisoner-patients before and after music therapy. Three scales were used to measure the changes; scales were derived from s survey of 130 prisoner-patients concerning the perceived therapeutic benefit of participating in music therapy. The study was conducted over a 3-month period with eight different groups of patient (N=50), with each group participating in three different treatment modalities: music group therapy, instrumental group improvisation, and music and relaxation. Results showed a sigificant change (P < .05) in self-perceived ratings across all scales before versus after music therapy. The magnitude of change differed significantly (p < .05) between scales. All eight groups showed similar responses, and the different treatment modalities did not significantly influence the results.

Note: music therapy; self perceived changes in relaxation & mood/emotion & thought/insight; male prison psychiatric patients

Keyword(s): Music therapy; psychiatric patients; emotional states; insight ; relaxation ; prisoners ; self report; cognitions ; adulthood; influence-of-music, change, relaxation-training, affect, psychiatric, mood, emotion, group-therapy, improvisation.

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