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Hymns and arias: musical hallucinations in older people in Wales
Author(s) -
Warner Nick,
Aziz Victor
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.1338
Subject(s) - melody , musical , psychology , gerontology , medicine , art , visual arts
This is a phenomenological study of 30 consecutive referrals of older people with musical hallucinations concentrating on the names of the melodies heard. Hymns and Christmas carols were the most common experience with ‘Abide with Me’ particularly frequent. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.