Review Article
Benefits of Using Music Therapy in Mental Disorders
Montánchez Torres ML, Juárez Ramos V*, Martínez Suárez PC, Alonso García S and Torres Mendoza M
Education National University, Ecuador
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- Juárez Ramos V
Education National University, Ecuador
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Received date: March 18, 2016; Accepted date: July 11, 2016; Published date: July 13, 2016
Citation: Montánchez Torres ML, Juárez Ramos V, Martínez Suárez PC, Alonso García S, Torres Mendoza M (2016) Benefits of Using Music Therapy in Mental Disorders. J Biomusic Eng 4:116. doi:10.4172/2090-2719.1000116
Copyright: © 2016 Montánchez Torres ML, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
This article presents a review of the use of music therapy in mental disorders studies searched from medical databases. The use of music as a form of therapy has shown beneficial effects in patients with psychological problems. In this analysis, the positive impact of music therapy in mental disorders is evidenced. They will present some of the results and findings of different studies which have shown the music therapy as a novel and emerging discipline. The results of the studies show that patients with mental disorders have therapeutic benefits in both psychosocial functioning and global functioning. Therefore, this therapy is proposed as an effective and enjoyable therapy for users.
