Music therapy as an augment for first-line anxiety treatments
a review
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https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.1929Keywords:
Anxiety, Music Therapy, Mental Health, Experimental TherapeuticAbstract
Anxiety disorders are a growing, global concern. Treatment effects of current gold-standard therapies (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, pharmacotherapy) are modest and often come with limitations such as time restraints, high costs, high relapse rates, and health side effects. This review examines music therapy as both an emerging augment or adjunct to gold-standard therapeutics, explores the adaptability of music therapy across diverse demographics and clinical populations, and compares music therapy’s efficacy against other experimental therapeutics like Art Therapy and D-cycloserine. The conclusion calls for further research on music therapy retention rates and the development of standardized music therapy policies to optimize its use in treating anxiety disorders.
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