Music & Mental Health

Last Updated on Sunday, 4 September 2011 04:20 Written by Natural Health Team Sunday, 4 September 2011 04:20

Health Information about Music & Mental Health

Music has the power to influence people’s emotions; it can make them happy, sad, or angry. Music can also aid in the recovery of mental illnesses.

The Geriatric Mental Health Department of the Chhatarati Shahuju Maharaj Medical University in India is starting a music therapy clinic to treat elderly patients with mental disorders (like dementia). Nearly 5% of elderly people older than 60 suffer from dementia.

S.C. Tiwari, the head of the Geriatric Mental Health Department, said that music is found to have a positive impact on patients suffering from mental tension. Slow and melodious music soothes tension; rock, pop, and fast music should be avoided because of the negative emotions it can draw out, and it also raises blood pressure. So, soft, melodious, and soothing music is the way to go if you want to relieve your mental tension.

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Not only can music therapy help people with mental illnesses, but playing an instrument and being a part of an ensemble can help, too.

Tunefoolery Concert Ensembles is a group of 50 musicians from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who are all living with a mental illness. The group helps musicians move away from the mental patient role into a new identity as a professional musician and performer.

“Tunefoolery is a great example of how non-traditional mental health treatment truly can change people’s lives,” said one of the band members. “Music is powerful medicine! I have a tremendous feeling of belonging with Tunefoolery. I have found great friends here. It’s a job and a creative outlet at the same time.

The members perform as solo acts or small ensembles; they play 75 to 90 gigs every year at mental health treatment programs, hospitals, nursing homes, and other locations. You can visit their website at www.tunefoolery.org.

During my research, I found a website for artists living with a mental illness: www.mentalhealthmusicnetwork.net. I also found a study about how music therapy soothes mental illness: www.uninews.unimelb.edu.au/news/4302. Check those out if you’d like; they’re pretty interesting.

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Music Therapy Benefits And Mental Health

Last Updated on Sunday, 4 September 2011 01:20 Written by Natural Health Team Sunday, 4 September 2011 01:20

Health Information about Music Therapy Benefits And Mental Health

People noticed the healing, almost miraculous long time ago. Nowadays these observations are being successfully scientifically confirmed. Did you know that, according to British scientists, contributes to longer dinners at restaurants? Ever heard that the level of stress hormones in our blood decreases strikingly if we practise ? Don’t you know that for people with heart disease?

In case you don’t know a thing about facts enumerated above, this article will both educate you on the issue of and help you . So what wonders exactly can do with people’s ? Below are explained in detail.

Some scientists conclude that for a lot of . It stabilizes breathing, pulse, helps our muscles relax and speeds up the recovery process.
, neurosis, indigestion, and . What is more, according to the research, is even used to !
, boosts speed of thought and spices up imagination. It catalyzes one’s intellect and prevents people from sticking to generalities. and prevents categorical thinking.
develops communicative skills. It is well-known that music is an international language that unites people of different nationalities, cultures, ages and professions contributing to the unique case of speaking without words – .
Psychologists state that them establish contact with patients. It eases the process of emotional reactions. people resolve conflicts and find the long-lost understanding which in its turn .
contributes to as well. When ‘listening’ to , for example, human brain enjoys the healing rest… and helps us get rid of anxieties.

also releases emotional tension, influences certain hidden psychological possibilities of people. According to the scholars, … What is more, people establish defense against threats and dangers of the world and increases our social activity…

In other words, a truly cannot but amaze us. We should know that there is also which causes harm to one’s emotional state though, but if chosen to fit one’s mood and thoughts and if sounds right to you will definitely .

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Mozart’s music does not enhance intelligence

Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 03:14 Written by putra Thursday, 12 August 2010 03:12

During this public trust to listen to Mozart’s music can improve intelligence. But scientists argue about the matter and revealed that Mozart’s music does not enhance intelligence.

The scientists concluded after conducting research results for more than 15 years. This finding is of course to be ‘hit’ for people who believe in ‘Mozart-effect’.

Genesis ‘Mozart-effect’ was first suggested in a scientific study that was published in 1993 in the journal Science.

In the study ‘Mozart-effect’ indicates that adolescents who listened to Mozart’s Sonata for two pianos in 1781 in D major, can do good reasoning tests compared with other teens in the room was silent or quiet.

Findings ‘Mozart-effect’ was conducted by study group at the University of California with only involved 36 students.

Since then, American society began to believe the effect of playing Mozart and classical music for children, even providing free classical CDs for parents.

However, many who thought that the effect is a myth from the research. Therefore the team from the Vienna University’s Faculty of Psychology analyze all research conducted since 1993 and tried to reproduce the Mozart effect. Apparently not got a team of researchers found evidence of such phenomena Mozart effect.

“Those who listen to music whether it is Mozart or something else such as Bach, Pearl Jam, of course, will have better outcomes than those who were silent, without music,” says Jakob Pietsching, head of research, as quoted from the Telegraph.

Pietsching said almost everyone knew that the society will conduct a test or a better job if they get a stimulus or something that can be petrified as stimulation. This is what might have been trusted by the public.

“However I advise everyone to listen to Mozart, but not to improve cognitive abilities as long as is expected by the community,” said Pietsching.

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