The art and science of music therapy : a handbook / edited by Tony Wigram, Bruce Saperston, Robert West.
| Other author/creator | Wigram, Tony, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Saperston, Bruce, editor. |
| Other author/creator | West, Robert, 1955- editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chur, Switzerland : Harwood Academic Publishers, ©1995. |
| Description | xxi, 483 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Cover title | Art & science of music therapy |
| Contents | Section 1: The biological and medical effects of music. Music as a therapeutic intervention in medical and dental treatment: research and clinical applications / Jayne Standley -- The effects of music, vocalisation and vibration on brain and muscle tissue: studies in vibroacoustic therapy / Olav Skille and Tony Wigram -- The effect of consistent tempi and physiologically interactive tempi on heart rate and EMG responses / Bruce Saperton -- Section 2: Music therapy in psychiatry. Approaches to music therapy in psychiatry with specific emphasis upon a research project with the elderly mentally ill / Helen Odell-Miller -- The Bonny method of guided imagery and music / Frances Smith Goldberg -- Linking sound and symbol / Mary Priestley -- Short-term verbal and musical memory in schizophrenia: implications for theories of working memory and cerebral dominance / Penny Rogers and Norman Smeyatsky -- The therapeutic relationship in music therapy as a tool in the treatment of psychosis / David John -- Interpersonal processes in clinical improvisation: towards a subjectively objective systematic definition / Mercedes Pavlicevic -- Section 3: Music therapy with children. A model of assessment and differential diagnosis of handicap in children through the medium of music therapy / Tony Wigram -- Music therapy and the child with cerebral palsy: directive and non-directive intervention / John Bean -- Music therapy in the education service: research with autistic children and their mothers / Auriel Warwick -- Communicating through music: the balance between following and initiating / Amelia Oldfield -- Elizabeth: a case study of an autistic child in individual music therapy / Robin Howat -- Section 4: Music therapy with the mentally handicapped. Music therapy and people with severe learning difficulties who exhibit self-injurious behaviour / Chris Lawes and John Woodcock -- Music therapy assessment for developmentally disabled clients / Roy E. Grant -- Perspectives on a developmental model of music therapy with mentally handicapped adults / Steve Dunachie -- A comparison of mother-infant interactions and the client-therapist relationship in music therapy sessions / Margaret Heal Hughes -- Section 5: Music therapy with the elderly. Music therapy as a facilitator in grief counselling / Ruth Bright -- Listening and accepting / Esmé Towse -- Retrieving the losses of Alzheimer's disease for patients and caregivers with the aid of music / Suzanne B Hanser and Alicia Ann Clair -- Section 6: Specialised areas of work in music therapy. Music therapy for hearing impaired clients / Alice-Ann Darrow -- The functions of music in music therapy / Henk Smeijsters -- The Skille Musical Function Test as a tool in the assessment of psychological function and individual potential / Maria Sikstrom and Olav Skille -- The role of music therapy in the effective use of stress / Pixie Holland -- The integration of mental health science concepts in the education of the music therapist / Paul Nolan. |
| Abstract | This book provides a landmark in the literature of music therapy. For the scientist, chapters on the biological and medical effects of music give a wealth of research evidence of the value of music in therapy and music in medicine. For readers from paramedical, educational and other clinical fields, chapters detail music therapy techniques and approaches in psychiatry, paediatrics, learning difficulties, elderly and sensory handicap. Diagnosis and assessment are covered in considerable detail and the general effect of music is reviewed in many of the contributions. The fascinating and exciting evidence in this book has tremendous appeal. Besides providing a very broad insight into the scope and application of music in therapy, it has specific and valuable information for scientists, clinicians, psychologists, paramedical professionals, carers, parents, relatives and friends of people with mental physical, psychological or emotional handicaps and disorders. For students of music therapy, creative arts therapies and other training in medical and paramedical disciplines, it can be considered an essential text for study, and required reading to gain an overview of the field. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-477) and index. |
| ISBN | 3718656345 |
| ISBN | 3718656353 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3920 .A77 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |