Title
Music therapy: a novel motivational approach for dually diagnosed patients
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2008-06-17
Document Type
Article
Subjects
AIDS Dementia Complex; Adult; Bipolar Disorder; Combined Modality Therapy; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder, Major; Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Music Therapy; New York City; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia; Substance-Related Disorders
Disciplines
Psychiatry
Abstract
Co-occurring mental illness and addiction is very common and results in worse treatment outcomes compared to singly diagnosed addicted individuals. Integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders is associated with better treatment outcomes; however there is a wide range of what is included in integrated treatment. Due to patient and staff interests, integrated treatment often includes complementary and alternative therapies, including music and art therapy. There is a need to study how these approaches effect treatment engagement, retention, and outcome. This study was a prospective naturalistic non-randomized pilot study without a control group that sought to evaluate how participation in a music therapy program affected treatment outcomes for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and addiction. In summary, music therapy appears to be a novel motivational tool in a severely impaired inpatient sample of patients with co-occurring disorders. Future studies of music therapy in integrated co-occurring disorder setting should include a control group.
DOI of Published Version
10.1300/J069v27n01_05
Source
J Addict Dis. 2008;27(1):41-53. Link to article on publisher's website
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of addictive diseases
Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMed
PubMed ID
18551887
Repository Citation
Ross S, Cidambi I, Dermatis H, Weinstein J, Ziedonis DM, Roth S, Galanter M. (2008). Music therapy: a novel motivational approach for dually diagnosed patients. Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. https://doi.org/10.1300/J069v27n01_05. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/224