1. MUSIC THERAPY
A brief presentationby:-
ROBINGULATI

2. MUSIC THERAPY
An interpersonal process in which the
therapist uses music to help clients to improve
or maintain their health.
 Used with individuals of all ages and with a
variety of conditions.

3. To help patients make changes in their
lives so as to adjust better to or overcome
obstacles.

4. CONDITIONS
 Psychiatric disorders, medical
problems, physical handicaps,
sensory impairments,
developmental disabilities, substance
abuse, communication disorders,
interpersonal problems, and aging.

5. TYPES OF THERAPIES
There are two types of music therapy: adaptive
and palliative.
1. Adaptive music therapy: Used to help people
adapt to their handicaps.
2. Palliative music therapy: Used to treat the
symptoms of patients with physical, mental and
emotional disturbances.

6. BENEFITS
They regain a sense of control over lives.
Music therapy strengthens memories.
It improves overall mood and emotional
well-being.
It helps manage pain without the use of
drugs.

7. It helps increase their social interactions with
others.
Promote positive changes in the wellbeing of an
individual.
Stimulates a relaxation response which can
therefore lead to physiological changes in the body.

8. Processed in both hemispheres of the
brain and this stimulation has been shown to
help in development of language and speech
functions.
Music encourages verbal as well as non
verbal communication and promotes social
interaction and relatedness.

9. ACCEPTANCE
Music therapy is gaining wider acceptance
in the general medical community and has
certainly stood the test of time.

11. KEEP LISTENING & KEEP HEALTHY