title: A coding scheme for the evaluation of the relationship in music therapy sessions.
abstract: This study presents a coding system for observation and monitoring of changes in the interactive behaviour between patient and therapist during music therapy sessions. The coding scheme was developed from a psychodynamic framework and mainly consists of four behavioural classes: Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Countenance, and Sonorous Musical Communication. The 15 minutes in the middle of each videotape concerning the first active music therapy session--based on the sonorous musical improvisation--were coded. Subjects were children (4 boys; 3 girls) ages 3 to 10 years (M age = 6.3), diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and seven therapists. The method for data collection was continuous recording, applied through The Observer Video-Pro 5.0. For the reliability indexes there was a substantial agreement between assessments by video raters.
authors.affiliation: Music Therapy School "Glass Harmonica", Anni Verdi Association, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raglio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Traficante
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oasi
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009147:Music Therapy; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*