Category: music and medicine

Music and Mental Health: The Parallels Between Victorian Asylum Treatments and Modern Social Prescribing

March 15, 2023
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Music has a powerful effect on the listener. It is linked to better mental health, and it has been shown to alleviate loneliness, pain, anxiety, and depression. For this reason, it is increasingly being prescribed by doctors as a form of medicine. This practice—where patients are referred to various activities such as running groups, art…

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Music Proven to Soothe the Soul: Research Study Proposes Music Could Prevent 800,000 Avoidable Deaths

May 23, 2022
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University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have found that music could prevent an estimated 800,000 avoidable deaths annually, after unearthing clear evidence that musical engagement improves overall wellbeing and health, decreasing anxiety and improving mood. Matt McCrary, Adjunct Lecturer at UNSW’s Prince of Wales Clinical School and co-author of the study publishing music’s effect…

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Dementia: Listening to A Favourite Playlist Linked to Reduced Symptoms

May 3, 2021
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While music therapy reportedly has a positive effect on behaviour and mood in people living with dementia, it is not always easily accessible, particularly when resources for specialised dementia care may be limited. A new Australian study has found listening to personalised music or a playlist of one’s favourite music to be an affordable, non-drug…

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