| Some researchers say they have made a study, and | | | | The result of the study is that music therapy is a |
| they discovered that in what concerns psychiatric | | | | way of working with people which are acutely unwell, |
| in-patients with schizophrenia, music therapy can | | | | it is a way to help them to express, the therapist will |
| improve some of the symptoms created by this | | | | help them to interact through music in an enjoyable, |
| disorder. Music therapy for people with acute | | | | constructive and creative way. Sometimes, there are |
| schizophrenia has never been evaluated before, and | | | | symptoms of schizophrenia that do not respond well |
| this research is a step forward. | | | | at drug treatment, so music therapy is a method |
| For this study with music therapy, there was decided | | | | that can help very much by reducing some of those |
| that some patients will receive standard care alone, | | | | symptoms. |
| and other will receive music therapy. This was not a | | | | It is believed that there is sufficiently evidence about |
| large-scale study, was quite a small one, involving | | | | the effects of music therapy, and there should start |
| 81-in patients, but the results are encouraging. Those | | | | a larger explanatory randomized trial of music therapy |
| that followed the music therapy had between 8 | | | | for people with schizophrenia, and the purpose of this |
| – 12 sessions, once a week, for 45 minutes. | | | | trial should be to explore the effects and |
| They were also given access to some musical | | | | cost-effectiveness of this kind of therapy. |
| instruments, and were encouraged to try to express | | | | As a conclusion, we may say that the result of the |
| themselves by using these instruments. After the | | | | test that has been made is a step forward, now the |
| test finished, researchers made investigations, and | | | | patients with schizophrenia have another option, that |
| they discovered that the improvements were | | | | will come in addition to the classic treatment, and |
| greater among those people receiving music therapy | | | | they will experience an improval of the symptoms, |
| than among those who had received standard care | | | | especially in some cases when the drug treatment |
| alone. | | | | doesn’t show result. The therapist will help them |
| Because of the music therapy, there were seen | | | | to express themselves, will help them to interact |
| reductions of the general symptoms like depression | | | | through music in a constructive and creative way, |
| and anxiety, and also of the negative symptoms of | | | | and will also try to follow the patient’s emotional |
| schizophrenia, like emotional withdrawal. | | | | state in musical terms. |