Open AccessPsycho-social Aims of Music Therapy for Elderly Persons
Author(s) -
Fukumi Kitamoto
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
voices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1504-1611
DOI - 10.15845/voices.v3i2.128
Subject(s) - music therapy , meaning (existential) , psychotherapist , psychology , population , medicine , environmental health
In Japan, the population is rapidly aging. Given this situation, music therapy has proven to be a valuable new psycho-social approach. I have been introducing music therapy into my clinical work as a psychological treatment mediated by music. Here I will examine its meaning, sharing my communication experiences with various clients