Journal of Music Therapy最新文献

Development of a Musical Identity Measure to Tailor Music Therapy for Mental Health. 为心理健康量身定制音乐治疗的音乐认同测量的发展。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag013

Micah L Primack, Zachary Wallmark

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Exploring the Potential of Music Therapy to Help Navigate Uncertainty in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study in England. 探索音乐疗法的潜力，以帮助导航新生儿重症监护的不确定性：一项定性研究在英国。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag017

Kirsty Jane, Ruby Hayns-Worthington, Katie Gallagher, Polly Livermore, Glenn Robert, Helen Shoemark

{"title":"Exploring the Potential of Music Therapy to Help Navigate Uncertainty in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study in England.","authors":"Kirsty Jane, Ruby Hayns-Worthington, Katie Gallagher, Polly Livermore, Glenn Robert, Helen Shoemark","doi":"10.1093/jmt/thag017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thag017","url":null,"abstract":"Many seriously ill infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) have an uncertain future. The neonatal experience can be overwhelming and traumatic for parents and professionals caring for them. The infant may develop later psychosocial difficulties due to trauma. Services often fail to consider their cultural and religious accessibility for families. Music therapy (MT) is increasingly being considered for implementation on neonatal units to help address these challenges. However, the true acceptability of the therapy, particularly for parents with infants with uncertain futures, is unknown. Four focus groups (14 parent participants), 13 parent interviews, and 2 focus groups with 8 healthcare professionals (HCPs) were conducted to explore their lived experiences of uncertainty in the NICU and their perceptions of the use of MT in this environment. Parents experienced a prolonged period of liminality of identity as they faced multiple traumas and had minimal opportunities to connect with their infant. HCPs described the felt obligation to maintain a professional persona and an emotional disconnect to manage daily trauma. MT was considered to have the potential to support connection between baby-parent-professionals and the external world, as well as internal personal resources. Concerns about using MT included further disruption to family time in the NICU and potential disempowerment by professionalizing one of the few aspects of infant care to which parents could still contribute. Future neonatal MT approaches should ensure parents and HCPs are psychologically supported. Acknowledging family values and heritage is likely to increase feelings of acceptance and engagement.","PeriodicalId":47143,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"63 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148882091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Therapeutic Songwriting Practices with Cantonese-Speaking Clients: A Survey of Cantonese-Speaking Music Therapists. 以粤语为服务对象的治疗性歌曲创作：对粤语音乐治疗师的调查。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag019

Sunny Yat-Cheong Wong, Grace Thompson, Lucy Bolger

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Participants' Music Experiences Associated With Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Life-Threatening Illness: Interpretivist Research. 参与者的音乐体验与致死性疾病的迷幻辅助心理治疗相关：解释主义研究。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag015

Clare O'Callaghan, Voula Kallianis, Margaret Ross

{"title":"Participants' Music Experiences Associated With Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Life-Threatening Illness: Interpretivist Research.","authors":"Clare O'Callaghan, Voula Kallianis, Margaret Ross","doi":"10.1093/jmt/thag015","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmt/thag015","url":null,"abstract":"Limited evidence supports treatment for distress in life-threatening illness. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) may help. Despite music's presence in PAP, sparse accounts of music-related experiences exist. Such research is needed to optimize music's presence within PAP. This qualitative analysis aimed to understand participants' music-related accounts of their PAP experiences within a randomized controlled trial (RCT) for depression and anxiety associated with life-threatening illness, and participants' perceived mechanisms of change attributed to music during PAP. Participants undergoing an 11-session, manualized PAP RCT (with open-label extension) engaged in semi-structured interviews post-dose one (psilocybin or control ingestion) and post-dose two (psilocybin). Interviews examined participants' PAP experiences. A music therapist-led thematic analysis informed by grounded theory was conducted on music-related interview content. Thirty-one participants gave at least one post-dose interview. Four themes were generated: music during psilocybin ingestion can connect, interplay, and integrate with deep multisensorial, somatic, and mental realms; awareness of these far-reaching realms (one's essence) can be catalyzed by music and PAP; awareness of this essence can be revelatory, fragmenting, or both; and music can access PAP legacy sensations, spawning ongoing processing. Participants felt more intensely connected to music in psilocybin compared to control sessions. A data display illustrates participants' perceived mechanisms of change attributed to music during PAP preparation, dosing, and integration. Findings were compared with a psychiatrist-led phenomenologically framed analysis of the same data set. Both analyses extend conceptualizations about music in PAP and managing discordant inter-rating in qualitative research. Implications for music therapy and PAP, informed by the authors' collaboration, are considered.","PeriodicalId":47143,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"63 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148608525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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MT-VOICE: A Community-Engaged Qualitative Study to Develop a Person-Centered Music Therapy Assessment for Older Adults. 一项社区参与的以人为中心的老年人音乐治疗评估的定性研究。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag014

Amy Clements-Cortes, Bill Ahessy, Samuel Gracida, Tom Hayden

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Professional Dementia Caregivers' Use of Music in Care: An Australian Workforce Survey. 专业痴呆症护理人员在护理中使用音乐：澳大利亚劳动力调查。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag016

Hayley Antipas, Jeanette Tamplin, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Felicity A Baker

{"title":"Professional Dementia Caregivers' Use of Music in Care: An Australian Workforce Survey.","authors":"Hayley Antipas, Jeanette Tamplin, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Felicity A Baker","doi":"10.1093/jmt/thag016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thag016","url":null,"abstract":"The high prevalence and acuity of people living with a diagnosis of dementia in residential aged care create a stressful working environment for professional caregivers. Caregivers using music in care report improved connection with residents and increased capability. Examining how caregivers currently use music in care is required to inform how therapeutic music use can be advanced in residential dementia care. This study examined how music is currently used by professional caregivers in Australia and the personal and professional factors that influence this practice and perceived benefits, barriers, and enablers. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of professional dementia caregivers and residential aged care managers, recruiting participants from partner organizations across Australia. Descriptive statistics summarized music use; thematic content analysis was applied to qualitative responses; and correlation analysis examined relationships between caregiver music use and personal/organizational factors. We found professional dementia caregivers commonly used recorded music in group settings and felt confident. Enablers included support from colleagues, managers, and music therapists; access to music resources/technology; and positive experiences. Barriers included limited equipment availability, uncertainty about how to use music in care, and not observing benefits for residents. Findings suggest opportunities for music therapy practitioners and researchers to enhance caregivers' therapeutic use of music in dementia care. Practice and future research should consider contextual factors to optimize implementation and sustainability, with implications for Australian and global settings discussed.","PeriodicalId":47143,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"63 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Continuing Education Needs of Music Therapists: Views of Practitioners From Developing Countries. 音乐治疗师的继续教育需求：来自发展中国家从业者的观点。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag006

Samta P Pandya

{"title":"Continuing Education Needs of Music Therapists: Views of Practitioners From Developing Countries.","authors":"Samta P Pandya","doi":"10.1093/jmt/thag006","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmt/thag006","url":null,"abstract":"Continuing education is important to enhance the efficacy and effectiveness of music therapy practice. Literature on continuing education needs of music therapists in developing country contexts in particular, is needed. This article reports a cross-sectional survey of music therapists' perspectives from select developing countries to explore their continuing education needs. Music therapists (N = 331) were recruited from six developing countries. One online questionnaire was used with open-ended questions on what they seek in terms of on-the-job professional development and continuing education. Respondents suggested the need for continuing education programs on cultural reflexivity, improvisations, and new methods and techniques. In particular, they needed refresher training on ways of taking into account cultural and contextual factors in practice and ways to engage with indigenous or native and ethnic music. Therapists' gender and core practice expertise or main clientele with whom they practiced contributed to variations in continuing education needs. This survey adds to the growing domain of research on regional differences in music and music-making, and how that would impact music therapists' continuing education requirements. Evolving new theoretical approaches through culturally-reflexive music therapy practice, improvisations through the use of indigenous or native art forms, and building organic music therapy models using indigenous music, may be the focus of investing in continuing education of developing country practitioners.","PeriodicalId":47143,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147610252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An International Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Revised Guidelines for Music-based Interventions Checklist, Elaboration Guide and Validation Study. 国际跨学科评论音乐干预检查清单，详细指南和验证研究的修订指南。

IF 0.8 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thaf019

Wendy L Magee, Varshika M Bhana-Pema, Catherine E Carr, Mark Ettenberger, Daisy Fancourt, Sandra Garrido, Melanie Kwan, Marcela Lichtensztejn, Valeska Marinho, Teppo Särkämö, Sumathy Sundar, Ga Eul Yoo, Jingwen Zhang

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Navigating Change and Moving Knowledge Forward. 驾驭变革，推动知识进步。

IF 0.8 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag008

Kimberly Sena Moore, A Blythe LaGasse, Elizabeth Stegemöller

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Song-Based Intervention for Mood States for Individuals With Acquired Brain Injury and Their Caregivers: A Pilot Study. 歌曲对获得性脑损伤患者及其照顾者情绪状态的干预：一项初步研究。

IF 2.3 3区医学

Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1093/jmt/thag010

Meng-Shan Lee, Tsui-Fen Yang, Helen Shoemark, Wendy L Magee

{"title":"Song-Based Intervention for Mood States for Individuals With Acquired Brain Injury and Their Caregivers: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Meng-Shan Lee, Tsui-Fen Yang, Helen Shoemark, Wendy L Magee","doi":"10.1093/jmt/thag010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thag010","url":null,"abstract":"Music therapy has been successfully employed with individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) for rehabilitating physical needs. However, music therapy's effects on mood states for people with ABI, and their caregivers, remain underexplored, particularly in non-Western contexts. The purpose of this pilot study was to (a) examine the effects of music therapy on mood states for both adults with ABI and their caregivers in the inpatient rehabilitation unit, and (b) examine correlations of mood changes between individuals with ABI and their caregivers. Using a pre-post-test repeated measures design, 12 pairs of participants were recruited from an inpatient rehabilitation unit in a General Hospital in Taiwan (total N = 24). Each pair of participants engaged in a song-based intervention across three 30-min song-based music therapy sessions during their intensive rehabilitation program. The Visual Analogue Mood Scale (VAMS) and the Positive Aspects of Caregiving (C-PAC) were used to measure mood states and caregiving experience. There was a significant difference in pre-post scores on the VAMS energetic subscale for individuals with ABI. Statistically significant pre-post differences were also found for caregivers on the afraid, confused, sad, and happy subscales of the VAMS. Six positive correlations were found between groups for VAMS scores. There were statistically significant differences on Q8 \"Enabled me to learn new skills\" of the C-PAC. The findings suggest that song-based intervention may be an effective intervention to improve mood states for both individuals with ABI and their caregivers.","PeriodicalId":47143,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148296934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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