Music therapy for Alzheimer's disease

Music therapy (MT) has been used as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its use remains mostly uninvestigated.^[1] Results of studies investigating its effectiveness are promising, but further research is needed because these studies are of poor methodological quality.^[2] Further research is needed to determine the mechanisms by which it may work, and to "delineate the most effective techniques".^[3]

References

^ Wollen KA (September 2010). "Alzheimer's disease: the pros and cons of pharmaceutical, nutritional, botanical, and stimulatory therapies, with a discussion of treatment strategies from the perspective of patients and practitioners". Altern Med Rev. 15 (3): 223–44. PMID 21155625.
^ Blackburn R, Bradshaw T (October 2014). "Music therapy for service users with dementia: a critical review of the literature". J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 21 (10): 879–88. doi:10.1111/jpm.12165. PMID 25303405.
^ Koger SM, Chapin K, Brotons M (1999). "Is Music Therapy an Effective Intervention for Dementia?A Meta-Analytic Review of Literature". J Music Ther. 36 (1): 2–15. doi:10.1093/jmt/36.1.2. PMID 10519841.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

[1] Wollen KA (September 2010). "Alzheimer's disease: the pros and cons of pharmaceutical, nutritional, botanical, and stimulatory therapies, with a discussion of treatment strategies from the perspective of patients and practitioners". Altern Med Rev. 15 (3): 223–44. PMID 21155625.

[2] Blackburn R, Bradshaw T (October 2014). "Music therapy for service users with dementia: a critical review of the literature". J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 21 (10): 879–88. doi:10.1111/jpm.12165. PMID 25303405.

[3] Koger SM, Chapin K, Brotons M (1999). "Is Music Therapy an Effective Intervention for Dementia?A Meta-Analytic Review of Literature". J Music Ther. 36 (1): 2–15. doi:10.1093/jmt/36.1.2. PMID 10519841.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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