title: ["Without song or sound?" Possibilities and effects of music therapy].
abstract: Music therapy is still not widely known within everyday medical and psychotherapeutical contexts. Music touches fundamental themes of human existence and is important in preventive as well as in clinical and rehabilitative areas. The highly specialized and technical areas of medicine need to be complemented by artistic therapeutic approaches that recognize the physical and sensory aspects of the suffering person. Active and receptive music therapy and training have evolved in different fields of health care. A theory embracing various approaches is particularly useful. Fundamental attitudes in the music therapy relationship will be differentiated and the importance of music therapy will be presented using examples based on the treatment of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Auenbruggerplatz 39, A-8036 Graz. Monika.Glawischnig@klinikum-graz.at
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glawischnig-Goschnik
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012803:Sick Role; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012951:Socialization; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*