[Coping with illness in the early phase of severe neurologic diseases. A contribution of music therapy to psychological management in selected neurologic disease pictures]

Journal/Book: Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 1990; 40: 115-22.

Abstract: In many cases neurological diseases become traumatic because of their abrupt appearance resulting in physical and/or mental impairment, which is often experienced as deep narcicistic offence. Assumpting that there exist a correlation between successful functional rehabilitation and emotional coping strategies and because the factor "time" is as well relevant for the full development of potential early support in the sense of guiding through morning and grief to be necessary. By two case studies, one in the field of physical handicap and one in the field of severe head injury by road accident, it is tried to point out the special possibilities of music therapy including the question of induction.

Note: Krankheitsverarbeitung in der Fruhphase schwerer neurologischer Erkrankungen. Ein Beitrag der Musiktherapie zur psychischen Betreuung bei ausgewahlten neurologischen Krankheitsbildern.

Keyword(s): Adult ; Brain Damage, Chronic diagnosis; English Abstract; Music Therapy methods Adaptation, Psychological; Brain Damage, Chronic psychology; Music Therapy; Sick Role Case Report; Human; Male

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