Music Therapy as a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Anxiety in Patients with a Thought Disorder. (4th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pavlov, Allison; Kameg, Kirstyn; Cline, Tom W.; Chiapetta, Laurel; Stark, Stacy; Mitchell, Ann M.
• Is Part Of: Issues in mental health nursing. Volume 38:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 285
• Page End: 288
• Publication Date: 2017-03-04
• Subjects: Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Periodicals; 616.89023105
• DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2016.1264516
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-2840

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Music therapy has been identified as a non-pharmacological adjunct therapy to treat anxiety. This QI project aimed to assess the effects of music therapy on anxiety in a sample of patients hospitalized with a thought disorder. Participants were assessed pre- and post-group using a visual analog scale for anxiety. The intervention significantly reduced VAS scores from 3.1 pre-intervention to .897 immediately post-intervention ( p = 0.008). This data suggests that music therapy may be beneficial in the short term for this population and is a low risk intervention that provides positive outcomes without the risks associated with medications, seclusion, and restraint.