Following on with todays “musical theme” the excellent Australian radio series “All in the mind” has releases a new broadcast Music: Is it really therapeutic?
Music undoubtedly makes us feel good. But is it therapeutic? Does it have a place in healing the psychological, even physical, scars of illness? From the intimacy of a neonatal ward to the ravages of cancer treatment, enter the world of three Australian music therapists pushing the boundaries of medicine
Source: All in the Mind
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Today the BBC news looks at why playing the drums may be an effective therapy. Indeed one day I was intrigued to hear a rythmic beat coming from one of our offices. Further investigation uncovered one of our psychologists tapping out a rhythm, he explained this rhythmic “drumming” was part of a new therapy he was learning, struggling with a cancer diagnosis he was enthusiastically looking at changing his current lifestyle and learning new ways to relax, the drumming he confided was one of the therapies he was using and very much enjoying as a way to relax and deal with stress. Link to continue readingÂ
Source: BBC News
Strategies for coping when the red lines go in the wrong direction.
In Time today Ken Stier looks at how the state of the economy could be driving people to take their own lives.
Suicide experts say there is a strong correlation between acute financial strains and depression, often a prelude to substance abuse and suicides.
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Source: Time
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