Effects of group musical therapy on inpatients with chronic psychoses: A controlled study

The objective of the present study was to examine the efficacy of group musical therapy for inpatients with DSM‐IV schizophrenia or schizoaffective psychosis. Thirty‐four therapy group subjects in a ward for long‐stay female patients received 15 group musical therapy sessions over 4 months, while 32...

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Published in:Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences 2002-04, Vol.56 (2), p.187-193
Main Authors: Hayashi, Naoki, Tanabe, Yoko, Nakagawa, Seishu, Noguchi, Maki, Iwata, Chikako, Koubuchi, Yumiko, Watanabe, Michiyo, Okui, Miho, Takagi, Keiko, Sugita, Kuniko, Horiuchi, Keiko, Sasaki, Aiko, Koike, Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
controlled clinical trials
Female
Group psychotherapy
Group therapy
Humans
Japan
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Music Therapy
Outcomes
Patients
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Psychotherapy, Group
Quality of Life
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:The objective of the present study was to examine the efficacy of group musical therapy for inpatients with DSM‐IV schizophrenia or schizoaffective psychosis. Thirty‐four therapy group subjects in a ward for long‐stay female patients received 15 group musical therapy sessions over 4 months, while 32 waiting group subjects from another ward with the same function were to wait for the sessions until the studied course was completed. The assessment included measures of psychotic symptoms, objective quality of life and subjective musical experiences. Comparison of the groups indicated that significant advantages in the therapy group subjects were detected in some measures concerning personal relations and a subjective sense of participation in a chorus activity. However, the follow‐up evaluation suggested that the improvement might not be durable. These findings suggested that the musical therapy had some, but possibly only short‐lived, effects on personal relations and musical experiences of chronic psychotic patients.
ISSN:1323-1316
1440-1819
DOI:10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.00953.x