Thursday, February 17, 2011

The music and its healing powers

As we know, depression is considered as a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of everything surrounding him or her and it is said that is caused due to changes in brain chemicals resulting from various reasons. 

Depression music therapy has been the subject of study for a considerable period of time. It has been proved that the music is a powerful and innovative form of expression that delivers messages through the combination of sound and words. People that are suffering with depression can find solace through this kind of therapy.
This condition when is set in a chronically state, needs medical treatment, and if the patient is diagnosed with bipolar depression, the treatment needs to be chosen with a therapist who can choose the right type of music for the treatment.

There are groups that have meetings online once a week which purpose is to help the users with depression to be calm and in peace through music. The songs should have lyrics that reflect something that has personal meaning for the users. A discussion is open after the song is listened and each user response about his or her own experience and difficulties about having depression. The best way for depressed people that uses this method to feel better, is using a song that could maybe says what is happening with them. This is perfect for people that can not easily express and struggle for communicating their deepest feelings.   The researchers on music therapy and depression suggest caution with the application of music therapy for depression. However, the cases of people who were benefited are living evidence of its efficacy. The various ways in which depression music helps recuperate the depressive disorder.
Subliminal messages in music positively engages patients into some activities that gradually help them open-up their minds. Music provides the tool for communication, especially to those who lost ability for verbal communication. With increased interactions with therapists and family members, the self isolation slowly but gradually breaks. Guided medication helps compliment and speed up the process of recuperation from that isolation.
The music therapy is accepted already by people with depression and is associated with improvements in mood.
Music therapy can be used with a variety of people and in many facets of life. One of the main benefits of music therapy is to feel free. In one study it was shown that music therapy can help to lift one's mood, alleviate stress, lessen fatigue, and help depression. It has been stated that music therapy quit the fears and stimulate to change the negative behaviors. It promotes social learning and develops self-esteem. Exist some researches that state that listening to music can directly influence pulse, blood pressure and the electrical activity of muscles. Neuroscientists now suspect that music can actually help build and strengthen connections among nerve cells in the cerebral cortex.
In addition, the  uses of music with older adults offers strategies for using music to: provide diversion for inactivity, discomfort, and daily routine; decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety insomnia, and agitation; handle problem behaviors; provide physical and emotional stimulation; help in the rehabilitation of people with cardiac disease, Parkinson's disease, and impairments related to stroke; help in the management of pain; facilitate social integration; communication; and the expression of feelings, including anger and grief; and relieve the stress and tension associated with caring for older adults.



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