Mental Health DailyResearch. Evidence. Perspective.Published research on music therapy.
A 70-person COPD trial found that 12 weeks of app-based rhythm-guided walking plus singing improved shuttle-walk distance by 56.35 m and lowered HADS-anxiety by 2.31 points vs. usual care; r…
Read articleAdding music to ketamine psychotherapy failed to provide extra antidepressant benefit over matched non-music support in a 2026 randomized clinical trial (RCT; a study that assigns participan…
Read articleA 2026 fNIRS hyperscanning study involving 20 dyads found that structured chord progressions paired with live eye contact increased activity in social-brain regions and produced partner-spec…
Read articleA 2026 randomized trial of 74 psychiatric inpatients found that 5 consecutive MIDI-assisted group music therapy sessions reduced DASS-21 stress more than 1 session during the same hospital w…
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