Beskrivelse
hort abstractSpecific attachment styles for people suffering from schizophrenia needs to be met in clinical interventions. Two manuals including music were developed for a randomized, controlled and blinded music therapy research study in Denmark 2016-2021. Both interventions reduced significantly negative symptoms. Presentation of challenges in interventions and in the study design.
Comprehensive description
In this lecture, I will present and reflect on challenges concerning clinical interventions and research designs within music therapy as a psychosocial intervention for people suffering from schizophrenia with predominantly negative symptoms.
Two manuals, for applying music therapy activities in two conditions in our study, were developed back in 2015-16. The manual for the experimental group was based on intervention guidelines as a tool of contact building and engagement for the patient suffering from schizophrenia – simultaneously emphasizing an awareness of the position regarding closeness/distance and active listening attitudes by the music therapist. The manual for the control group were based on a passive listening attitude by the therapist - not actively building alliance.
Short descriptions of Cochrane- and meta-reviews on this population - before we started and during our study - will be presented with an emphasis on formulated needs in research design developments for future studies. The description of our Danish assessor- and patient-blinded, randomized, controlled trial regarding music therapy vs. music listening for negative symptoms in schizophrenia as a psychosocial intervention will be presented. An emphasis on challenges in clinical practice influencing the manuals and challenges in the research design influencing the results will guide the presentation. I will identify and describe different kinds of challenges emerging through our study and give some suggestions on how to cope with these. A short presentation on results will be included.
Finally, I will discuss the complexity of doing controlled trials and using blinded research designs with this vulnerable population.
Keywords: Music therapy, psychosocial intervention, schizophrenia, challenges, evidence-based research
Periode | 26 jul. 2023 |
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Begivenhedstitel | 17. World Congress of Music Therapy. |
Begivenhedstype | Konference |
Konferencenummer | 17 |
Placering | Vancouver, Canada, Britisk ColumbiaVis på kort |
Grad af anerkendelse | International |
Emneord
- Challenges in music therapy research
- schizophrenia, negative symptoms
Relateret indhold
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Publikationer
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Music as a Psychosocial Intervention with People Suffering from Schizophrenia: Challenges in Practice and Research: . Challenges in Practice and Research
Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/konference proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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Music Therapy vs. Music Listening for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Randomized, Controlled, Assessor- and Patient-Blinded Trial
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Projekter
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Musikterapi til skizofrenipatienters negative symptomer
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning