PMID: 29290641Jan 2, 2018Paper

Music Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress in Adults: A Theoretical Review

Psychomusicology
Nora Landis-ShackMarcel O Bonn-Miller

Abstract

Music therapy has been employed as a therapeutic intervention to facilitate healing across a variety of clinical populations. There is theoretical and empirical evidence to suggest that individuals with trauma exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition characterized by enduring symptoms of distressing memory intrusions, avoidance, emotional disturbance, and hyperarousal, may derive benefits from music therapy. The current narrative review describes the practice of music therapy and presents a theoretically-informed assessment and model of music therapy as a tool for addressing symptoms of PTSD. The review also presents key empirical studies that support the theoretical assessment. Social, cognitive, and neurobiological mechanisms (e.g., community building, emotion regulation, increased pleasure, anxiety reduction) that promote music therapy's efficacy as an adjunctive treatment for individuals with posttraumatic stress are discussed. It is concluded that music therapy may be a useful therapeutic tool to reduce symptoms and improve functioning among individuals with trauma exposure and PTSD, though more rigorous empirical study is required. In addition, music therapy may help foster resilience and engage indi...Continue Reading

Citations

Feb 20, 2019·Military Medical Research·Simon R Hunter
Nov 13, 2020·Health Psychology Review·Martina de WitteSusan van Hooren
May 27, 2021·Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research·Zahra PourmovahedAkram Raie Ezabad
Aug 10, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Martina de WitteSabine C Koch
Sep 15, 2021·Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology·Yura LoscalzoMarco Giannini
Jul 7, 2021·Translational Psychiatry·Daniel E GustavsonMiriam D Lense

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.

Related Papers

Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
A J SaxonD R Kivlahan
Community Practitioner : the Journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association
Uttom Chowdhury, Amit Pancha
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Nikolaos P DaskalakisDavid M Diamond
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved