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A new study suggests music therapy may be used to reduce depression in children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems.
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast found children who received music therapy had significantly improved self-esteem and significantly reduced depression compared with those who received treatment without music therapy.
Investigators also found that those who received music therapy had improved communicative and interactive skills, compared to those who received usual care options alone.
In what researchers say is the largest study of its kind, 251 children and young people were divided into two groups; 128 underwent the usual care options, while 123 were assigned to music therapy in addition to usual care.
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From Psych Central
