Music | September 26, 2009 | 11 comments

Music Therapy may Ease Depression

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Music may be just what the doctor ordered for patients with depression. A systematic review from the Cochrane Library finds music therapy may help some patients fight depression and improve their health.

Cochrane researchers analyzed five studies that met their criteria -- four reported a greater reduction in depression symptoms among patients using music therapy compared to those in a therapy group without music; the fifth study did not find this effect.

“While the evidence came from a few small studies, it suggests that this is an area that is well worth further investigation and, if the use of music therapy is supported by future trials, we need to find out which forms have greatest effect,” lead author Anna Maratos, arts therapist for the National Health Service in London, was quoted as saying. “The current studies indicate that music therapy may be able to improve mood and has low drop-out rates.”

About 121 million people are believed to suffer from depression worldwide. Symptoms include changes in appetite, poor sleep, low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness and guilt. Depression can lead to suicide and is associated with one million deaths a year.
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    • I knew this 20 years ago but psychiatry staff took my Walkman. The music that worked (and still does) for me was mainly Latino. Good music and beautiful voices and I couldn't understand a word. Filled my mind and eased my reaction to problems.

    • 2 years ago
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    • Well Pythagorean Music Theory states that the universe is a musical system, degrees, mass and space all effect electromagnetic resonance, these frequencies become sounds, all sound is essentially a frequency vibrating at a certain rate of speed. High notes vibrate faster than low notes, so the key and pitch of a song can effect your mood, how you say? well we are quintessentially molecular entities, molecules are simply sub-atomic particles vibrating at certain frequencies, we are made up of 75% water, frequencies effect the molecular geometry of water, so think about it, music is sound, sounds are notes and notes are frequencies, frequencies effect water, we are water, So if your listening to music like Death Metal which includes a lot of distortion, the molecules in your body will then be distorted and there will be emotional and psychological disharmony. Find out more here----

      http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta19.htm

    • 2 years ago
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    • taniaelle:

      Well Pythagorean Music Theory states that the universe is a musical system, degrees, mass and space all effect electromagnetic resonance, these frequencies become sounds, all sound is essentially a frequency vibrating at a certain rate of speed. High notes vibrate faster than low notes, so the key and pitch of a song can effect your mood, how you say? well we are quintessentially molecular entities, molecules are simply sub-atomic particles vibrating at certain frequencies, we are made up of 75% water, frequencies effect the molecular geometry of water, so think about it, music is sound, sounds are notes and notes are frequencies, frequencies effect water, we are water, So if your listening to music like Death Metal which includes a lot of distortion, the molecules in your body will then be distorted and there will be emotional and psychological disharmony. Find out more here----

      http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta19.htm

    • 2 years ago
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