Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders:

Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions

Robert Unkefer & Michael Thaut

Pring ISBNs:  1-891278-33-9 or  978-1-891278-33-4
E-ISBN 978-1-891278-67-9



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This book provides the foundation for clinical practice in psychiatry, while also offering models and techniques of working with this population. 2002 (ISBN 1-89127833-9) 261 pages, $36.

Reviews By:
Ronit Aharoni, Beit Issie Shapiro, Raanana, Israel.



Table of Contents
Preface-Michael H. Thaut v
Contributors vii
PART 1: PSYCHOMUSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THERAPY
1. Neuropsychological Processes in Music
Perception and Their Relevance in Music TherapyMichael H. Thaut		 2
2. Physiological and Motor Responses to
Music StimuliMichael H. Thaut		 33
3. Music as CommunicationKate E. Gfeller 42
4. Music as a Therapeutic Agent: Historical
and Sociocultural PerspectivesKate E. Gfeller		 60
5. The Function of Aesthetic Stimuli in
the Therapeutic ProcessKate E. Gfeller		 68
PART 2: MUSIC THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING
6. Toward a Cognition-Affect Model in
Neuropsychiatric Music TherapyMichael H. Thaut		 86
7. Transitioningfrom Institution to CommunityBrian L. Wilson 104
8. Music Therapy within the Context of
Psychotherapeutic ModelsMary A. Scovel and Susan C. Gardstrom		 117
9. Music Therapy and PsychopharmacologyBecki A. Houghton and Roger A. Smeltekop 133
10. Assessment of Adult Psychiatric Clients:
The Role of Music TherapyBrian L. Wilson		 155
PART 3: TAXONOMY OF CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPY
PROGRAMS AND TECHNIQUESBecki A. Houghton, Mary A. Scovel, Roger A. Smeltekop,
Michael H. Thaut, Robert F. Unkefer, Brian L. Wilson
Taxonomy of Programs and Techniques in
Music Therapy for Mental Disorders		 185
I. Music Performing 186
II. Music Psychotherapy 191
III. Music and Movement 194
IV. Music Combined with Other Expressive
Arts		 200
V. Recreational Music 202
VI. Music and Relaxation 205
PART 4: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN ADULTPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSBecki A. Houghton, Mary A. Scovel, Roger A. Smeltekop,Michael H. Thaut, Robert F. Unkefer, Brian L. Wilson
I. Schizophrenic Disorders 210
II. Bipolar Disorder, Depressed Episode 224
III. Bipolar Disorder, Manic Episode 232
IV. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Name Index 248
Subject Index 257