Music therapy encompasses a range of interventions designed to improve cognitive function and alleviate psychological and behavioural symptoms in older adults with dementia. This intervention, which ...

When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...

A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS's most vulnerable patients. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and ...

Music may reduce distress for dementia patients, suggests new research. The findings show music therapy - singing, playing or just listening - could be used on NHS dementia wards as an alternative to ...

Music-based therapeutic interventions may reduce depressive symptoms and anxiety and improve behavioral problems, emotional well-being, and quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia, new research ...

A new Cochrane review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. Dementia is a collective term for ...

Music therapy can help lift the spirits and ease depression in people with dementia, a new evidence review has found. Findings suggest that music-based therapy probably improves depressive symptoms ...

Listening to music could help ease the effects of dementia by providing comfort and stimulating the brain, a GP has revealed. There are currently estimated to be 982,000 people with dementia in the UK ...

Music therapy may be helpful for children with a rare form of dementia. adriaticfoto/ Shutterstock When we hear the word “dementia”, we usually think of memory loss in older adults. But there’s ...

Music therapy can be used alongside medication and psychotherapy to help improve depression symptoms. Learn why it helps and how to get started.