Contents |
Neuropsychological processes in music perception and their relevance in music therapy ; Physiological and major responses to music stimuli / Michael H. Thaut -- Music as communication ; Cultural context as it relates to music therapy ; The function of aesthetic stimuli in the therapeutic process / Kate E. Gfeller -- Psychological and neurophysiological aspects of music therapy interventions / Michael H. Thaut and Roger A. Smeltekop -- Music therapy in hospital and community programs / Brian L. Wilson -- Music therapy within the context of psychotherapeutic models / Mary A. Scovel -- Music therapy and psychopharmacology / Roger A. Smeltekop and Becki A. Houghton -- Assessment of adult psychiatric clients: the role of music therapy / Brian L. Wilson. |
Abstract |
Written by seven registered music therapists, this text aims to provide an introduction to the use of music in treating adult mental disorders. It is designed at once as a reference work for research, a treatment manual for clinicians, and a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. |
Local note | Little-288332--305130041818Y |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
LCCN | 89010203 |
ISBN | 0028730321 |