Beating the Blues: Music Therapy and Depression
November 13th, 2010
It’s no secret that music can calm the mind and soothe the soul. But does music therapy work as a form of treatment for depression? A new study suggests that yes, music therapy has the potential to help people overcome depression, especially when used in combination with psychotherapy or another form of treatment. The study, which took place in Sweden as was recently published in the journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, is one of the largest and most carefully-designed studies of music therapy and depression to date. The study found that listening to classical music twice daily helped reduce depression symptoms compared to listening to nature sounds. And listening to “newly composed polyphonic modern music” was even more effective than the classical music.
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So classical music soothes the soul. . . wonder what the findings would be if people were forced to listen to something like heave metal or maybe even dark or depressing music. Think that would have a negative impact on the psyche?
I know that without my music there are days when I would stay in a funk, nothing would get done, so it makes perfect sense that it could also help those suffering with depression beat the blues.
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What wonderful progress this could help many people who suffer with depression make if the findings hold up to be true.
its great to know of this fact as a music lover who always turns to music to sooth a broken self!
Music is great. I turn to music whenever I am feeling low and it just helps me come back up and stop feeling sad and low. And the best part about music is that there is a kind for every mood possible. You can listen to music when you are happy or sad, quiet or excited, anytime anyhow!
nothing can bog me down so much that my favorite pop music cannot get me out of it. music is a kind of medicine to the mind and can even help relieve stress and pain :D
My brother is a musician and I know that anytime he gets worked up he likes to sit and write lyrics and music, or maybe even just rock out for a while.. But it calms him and gets him in the right frame of mind again.
a lot of new methods are now being used as a supplement for therapy. music therapy and color therapy are some of these and it is really nice to see newer and better techniques emerging.
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