This article describes many different views and research results that are related to using music to try and improve the mental status of depressed individuals. Although the adolescents used in this study did not outwardly show their mood changes, their EEG and salivary cortisol levels changed significantly. The study was conducted with adolescents who were chronically, not clinically, depressed, which may have an impact on the results. Inc. 175 Fifth Ave. This book explains how the aging population has a common problem of loneliness which results in depression.
Music evokes emotions from a time when they felt more needed.
Music allows people to socialize. People can discuss their pleasant memories from a particular time period. They can socialize in choruses or orchestras where a music therapist can even set the mood with a certain type of music. Music encourages motivation and a feeling of importance. Patients with depression should only be given praise in the beginning of the therapy.