Music Therapy as a Potential Intervention for Sleep Improvement.
Author: Loewy J1
Affiliation:
1The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Conference/Journal: Nat Sci Sleep.
Date published: 2020 Jan 7
Other:
Volume ID: 12 , Pages: 1-9 , Special Notes: doi: 10.2147/NSS.S194938. eCollection 2020. , Word Count: 105
Sleep deficiency is linked to chronic health problems, such as heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, obesity, and depression. Healthcare practitioners are increasingly paying close attention to sleep and its impact on health and wellness as a measure of critical vitality. Sleep's impact on neurologic function, and cognitive endurance affect capacity throughout the lifespan. This article will address recent findings related to the potential of music to induce sleep in illness and wellness. Music therapy research findings and its efficacy as a potent cost-effective intervention will be highlighted.
© 2020 Loewy.
KEYWORDS: music sedation; music therapy; sleep induction
PMID: 32021519 PMCID: PMC6954684 DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S194938
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