"Music Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.
| Descriptor ID |
D009147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.888.500 E02.760.169.063.500.440 E02.831.440 F04.754.549
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Music Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Goodman GR, Overstreet DS, Wilson JM, O'Cleirigh C, Boyer EW, Meints SM, Taylor SW, Mayer KH, Schreiber KL, Chai PR. Acceptability of a Smartphone-Based Music Intervention for Chronic Pain and Problematic Opioid Use Among People with HIV: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2025 May; 41(5):263-273.
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Grau-S?nchez J, Jamey K, Paraskevopoulos E, Dalla Bella S, Gold C, Schlaug G, Belleville S, Rodr?guez-Fornells A, Hackney ME, S?rk?m? T. Putting music to trial: Consensus on key methodological challenges investigating music-based rehabilitation. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2022 12; 1518(1):12-24.
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Reidy J, MacDonald MC. Use of Palliative Care Music Therapy in a Hospital Setting during COVID-19. J Palliat Med. 2021 11; 24(11):1603-1605.
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Chai PR, Gale JY, Patton ME, Schwartz E, Jambaulikar GD, Taylor SW, Edwards RR, Boyer EW, Schreiber KL. In Response: What Happens When Algorithmic Music Meets Pain Medicine. Pain Med. 2020 12 25; 21(12):3737-3738.
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Chai PR, Schwartz E, Hasdianda MA, Azizoddin DR, Kikut A, Jambaulikar GD, Edwards RR, Boyer EW, Schreiber KL. A Brief Music App to Address Pain in the Emergency Department: Prospective Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 05 20; 22(5):e18537.
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Myers-Coffman K, Baker FA, Daly BP, Palisano R, Bradt J. The Resilience Songwriting Program for Adolescent Bereavement: A Mixed Methods Exploratory Study. J Music Ther. 2019 Nov 19; 56(4):348-380.
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Broder-Fingert S, Feinberg E, Silverstein M. Music Therapy for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA. 2017 08 08; 318(6):523-524.
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Chai PR, Carreiro S, Ranney ML, Karanam K, Ahtisaari M, Edwards R, Schreiber KL, Ben-Ghaly L, Erickson TB, Boyer EW. Music as an Adjunct to Opioid-Based Analgesia. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Sep; 13(3):249-254.
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Altenm?ller E, Schlaug G. Apollo's gift: new aspects of neurologic music therapy. Prog Brain Res. 2015; 217:237-52.
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Schlaug G. Musicians and music making as a model for the study of brain plasticity. Prog Brain Res. 2015; 217:37-55.