Effects of Music Therapy on Stress Management

Effects of Music Therapy on Stress Management

Author Name : Dr. Dola Sarkar

ABSTRACT

Music therapy is the use of music and its elements on an individual or a group of individuals in a process designated to make communication, learning or expression easier and also to promote it. Ifdealing with mental health disorder, music therapy can help you with communication and expression, help you explore your thoughts and feelings, improve your mood and concentration and develop coping skills. People with chronic pain, music therapy can help decrease your pain, anxiety, fatigue and depression. The WHO project that 264 million people suffer from depression worldwide. Depression can cause a person to suffer from anxiety, inability to sleep, lack of energy and a loss of enjoyment in life. Severe cases of depression can lead some individuals to even commit suicide. As depression symptoms continue to rise globally. Suicide has become the second most common cause of death for individuals who are between the age of 15 and 29. Depression can be difficult to diagnose, and many people need to try multiple medications before setting on the correct one. Some people may even need to take more than one prescription medication at the time to effectively treat the illness. However, there are alternative treatments aside from prescription medication to treat depression, including music therapy. In this paper it will discussed about the scientific finding of music therapy as a cure for depression and how it can be used to treat including the history of music therapy, how music therapy types of music therapy are used.           

Key words: Music therapy, mental health, Depression