Music therapy in the treatment of adults with mental disorders : theoretical bases and clinical interventions / edited by Robert F. Unkefer, Michael H. Thaut.

Gilsum, NH : Barcelona Publishers, [2005]

vii, 262 pages ; 23 cm

Originally published: New York : Schirmer, 1990.

Part 1 Psychomusical foundations of music therapy : Neuropsychological processes in music perception and their relevance in music therapy ; Physiological and motor responses to music stimuli / Michael H. Thaut -- Music as communication ; Music as a therapeutic agent: Historical and sociocultural perspectives; The function of aesthetic stimuli in the therapeutic process / Kate E. Gfeller -- Part 2: Music therapy in the clinic setting: Toward a cognition-affect model in neuropsychiatric music therapy / Michael H. Thaut -- Transitioning from institution to community / Brian L. Wilson -- Music therapy within the context of psychotherapeutic models / Mary A. Scovel and Susan C. Gardstrom -- Music therapy and psychopharmacology / Roger A. Smeltekop and Becki A. Houghton -- Assessment of adult psychiatric clients: the role of music therapy / Brian L. Wilson -- Part 3: Taxonomy of programs and techniques in music therapy programs and techniques: Taxonomy of programs and techniques in music therapy for mental disorders: Music performing ; Music psychotherapy ; Music and movement ; Music combined with other expressive arts ; Recreational music ; Music and relaxation / Becki A. Houghton ... [and 5 others] -- Part 4: Clinical interventions in adult psychiatric disorders: Schizophrenic disorders ; Bipolar disorder, depressed episode ; Bipolar disorder, manic episode ; Generalized anxiety disorder / Becki A. Houghton ... [and 5 others]

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.