Evaluation of music therapy and other treatment modalities by adult psychiatric inpatients

Journal/Book: Journal of Music Therapy. 1992; 29: 70-86.

Abstract: Studied evaluations by 27 adult psychiatric patients (aged 21-73 yrs) of music therapy and other aspects of their overall treatment. Ss rated music therapy, art therapy, recreation therapy, traditional therapies, and general aspects of care provided during their hospitalization with a semantic differential consisting of 4 adjective pairs. Music therapy was rated significantly higher than art and recreation therapy on the pleasurable/painful scale, but no significant differences were found among the activity therapies on the 3 remaining scales.

Note: age & length of stay & previous admission; rating of music vs art vs recreation vs traditional therapy vs overall care during hospitalization; 21 73 yr old psychiatric patients

Keyword(s): Music therapy; recreation therapy; treatment ; psychiatric patients; client attitudes; adulthood ; age differences; treatment duration; art therapy; patient history; aged

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