Resources & references

Findings of this study suggest that a group songwriting music therapy intervention can be as effective as traditional psychoeducation to teach psychiatric patients how to proactively manage their illness.

This story explores Jorien Habing's research examining the role of songwriting to help individuals who have acquired blindness or visual impairment adjust to their new reality. 

Read a systematic review of the music therapy literature addressing the psychosocial needs of informal caregivers. Results indicated generally positive impacts on caregivers, and that the most common format of sessions involved both caregivers and care receivers jointly.

Read a thesis paper on the potential uses of songwriting in a music therapy context to assist women who have experienced unplanned pregnancy loss through the grief process. 

Watch how music therapist Betsy Hartman supports children with cancer in a pediatric hospital setting.

This article describes the experience of a registered music therapist who offered music therapy services to an older adult with early onset dementia. It provides clinical examples of what music therapy is and how it can improve the quality of life of older adults.