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Improving the Quality of Life Through Music: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Hooper Jeff,
Lindsay Bill
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1992.tb00653.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , term (time) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , psychotherapist , psychiatry , epistemology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
This study reports the effect of relaxing music on the anxiety and agitation of a disturbed mentally handicapped woman. While the emphasis is on the short term effect of treatment, the study suggests that there may be other long term effects which in turn reflect an improved quality of life.