In September 2024, the first conference meeting of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Music Therapy and Displaced Persons took place. Dr Liz Coombes (myself) and Samuel Gracida were able to attend in person, with Hala Hamdan and Sarah Helander joining online. Our fifth member, Emma Maclean, wasn’t able to join, Read more…
Featured article Featured interview with Dr. Lisa Wong on “Artistic Expression and Cultural Perspectives in Healthcare and Community”: Dr. Wong, you and Lukas Feiress chaired the closing plenary session on “Artistic Expression and Cultural Perspectives in Healthcare and Community” for the recent Joint Congress of the International Association for Music Read more…
Featured article Environmental Music Therapy (EMT) to Reduce Stress and Anxiety with Patients, Caregivers, and Hospital Staff During the COVID 19 Pandemic Interview with Michael Zanders During the COVID 19 pandemic, there was a heightened sense of anxiety, stress, and emotional dissonance for many those who worked in the hospital Read more…
Featured article Selected contemporary approaches to music therapy in psychiatry Interview with Gitta Strehlow Can you provide an overview of the article and the topics it explores? Psychodynamic music therapy This overview article begins with the psychodynamic approach to music therapy with its musical improvisation. Free and spontaneous musical improvisation Read more…
Featured article Effects of Receptive Music Therapy Combined with Virtual Reality on Prevalent Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Cancer.Agustina Iturri Can you provide an overview of the article and the topics it explores? This article describes an intervention protocol based on receptive music therapy and virtual reality. It is designed Read more…
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