"Music Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.
| Descriptor ID |
D009147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.888.500 E02.760.169.063.500.440 E02.831.440 F04.754.549
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Music Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Prescribed and Self-Selected Music Interventions on Stress, Sleep, Heart Rate Variability, and Brain Connectivity in Surgeons Using 7-Tesla Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Wearable Actigraphy: Multimodal Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Apr 17; 10:e84899.
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Life-long music and dance relationships and therapeutic impressions in individuals with and without mild cognitive impairment to inform the design of music- and dance-based therapies. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Jun; 105(4):1047-1068.
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Personalized music for cognitive and psychological symptom management during mechanical ventilation in critical care: A qualitative analysis. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0312175.
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Music-Based Interventions for Symptom Management in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Nov; 30(11):1047-1071.
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Listening to Remotely Monitored Home-based Preferred Music for Pain in Older Black Adults with Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Acceptability. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 10; 24(5):e102-e108.
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A Community Choir Intervention to Promote Well-Being Among Diverse Older Adults: Results From the Community of Voices Trial. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2020 Feb 14; 75(3):549-559.
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Early vocal contact and music in the NICU: new insights into preventive interventions. Pediatr Res. 2020 01; 87(2):249-264.