Integrating Music and Performing Arts into Psychological Therapy: Evaluating Efficacy and Patient Outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.63682/jns.v14i6.3953Keywords:
music therapy, dramatic restoring, creative arts therapy, major depression, generalized anxietyAbstract
Previous studies identify creative arts therapies including music and performing arts as enhancing psychological health but
there is a dearth of high-quality trials. The effectiveness of the same in integrating the above modalities into therapy for
people with psychological disorders was assessed in this randomized controlled trial. Of 120 subjects, 60 were randomly
assigned to receive 12 weekly sessions of music and performing arts-based therapy in addition to enhanced medication
management, while the control group (n=60) similarly received 12 weekly enhanced medical management sessions along
with treatment-as-usual cognitive-behavioral therapy. These comprised depressive symptoms, generalized anxiety, PTSD,
and quality of life assessed at baseline, mid, and post-intervention with well-validated questionnaires. BDI mean change was -14.3 in the intervention group versus -5.3 in the control group, p<0.05; GAD-7, -7.3 versus -3.2, p<0.05; PCL-5, -22.1
versus -8.2, p<0.05; WHOQOL-BREF, +19.6 versus +6.7, p<0 Results of repeated measures ANOVA indicated that time,
group, and the interaction of time-by-group were significant for all the measures in general. The use of music therapy and
performing arts in delivering psychological treatment may significantly enhance treatment gains in multiple domains over
and above conventional therapy.
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