While studies have highlighted song-writing as an enjoyable pastime for people experiencing mental illness, little is known about its benefits for recovery. This study explores consumer inpatient experiences of engaging in song-writing in mental health inpatient units through lyric analysis and qualitative interviews. Consumers in acute mental health units at a large metropolitan hospital took part in group song-writing activities over a 14-month period. Songs were written in partnership with the music therapist and the participants. In this study the same melodic structure was used for each group for consistency. One hundred songs were written by 110 participants and lyrics were collected with consent. Following purposive sampling, in-dept...
Higher Education is a period of transition where individuals try out identities, develop new skills,...
This project explores the use of rap in music therapy to explore issues of identity in a low-secure ...
The widespread prevalence of depression throughout the world, across a variety of demographics, stre...
The use of songwriting as a therapeutic intervention is reported as effective within mental health...
The Stress Vulnerability Model describes how stressors can function as a precursor for mental health...
Internationally, mental health service developments are increasingly informed by the principles of r...
Music therapy (MT) sessions in an acute psychiatric setting with patients who are psychotic can be a...
Music therapy has previously been identified as a way to foster processes of mental health recovery....
© 2016 Dr Jennifer Louise BibbThis thesis describes an emergent project which investigates the role ...
Higher Education is a period of transition. Students try out identities, develop skills, and explore...
The purpose of this research was to understand how a student music therapist was able to facilitate ...
While the benefits of music to people’s mental health have long been recognized, the process of how ...
For adults with mental illness, coping skills represent an integral component of illness management ...
Songwriting as therapeutic intervention has received increasing attention in the field of music ther...
BACKGROUND: The perspective of mental health recovery is increasingly shaping mental health care pol...
Higher Education is a period of transition where individuals try out identities, develop new skills,...
This project explores the use of rap in music therapy to explore issues of identity in a low-secure ...
The widespread prevalence of depression throughout the world, across a variety of demographics, stre...
The use of songwriting as a therapeutic intervention is reported as effective within mental health...
The Stress Vulnerability Model describes how stressors can function as a precursor for mental health...
Internationally, mental health service developments are increasingly informed by the principles of r...
Music therapy (MT) sessions in an acute psychiatric setting with patients who are psychotic can be a...
Music therapy has previously been identified as a way to foster processes of mental health recovery....
© 2016 Dr Jennifer Louise BibbThis thesis describes an emergent project which investigates the role ...
Higher Education is a period of transition. Students try out identities, develop skills, and explore...
The purpose of this research was to understand how a student music therapist was able to facilitate ...
While the benefits of music to people’s mental health have long been recognized, the process of how ...
For adults with mental illness, coping skills represent an integral component of illness management ...
Songwriting as therapeutic intervention has received increasing attention in the field of music ther...
BACKGROUND: The perspective of mental health recovery is increasingly shaping mental health care pol...
Higher Education is a period of transition where individuals try out identities, develop new skills,...
This project explores the use of rap in music therapy to explore issues of identity in a low-secure ...
The widespread prevalence of depression throughout the world, across a variety of demographics, stre...