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From Ancient to Integrative Medicine

Models for Music Therapy

Suzanne B. Hanser, EdD, MT-BC1

1 Berklee College of Music and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Correspondence: Suzanne B. Hanser, Music Therapy Department, Berklee College of Music, 1140 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail: shanser{at}berklee.edu.

Ancient practices, Eastern medicine, and nonconventional treatments, including music as therapy and as medicine, are being reexamined for the wisdom that they can contribute to modern methods of enhancing health. By introducing the Western approaches of alternative, complementary, and mind-body medicine, the Eastern approaches of traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, and worldwide practices in shamanism, this article offers a model for the integration of music therapy into integrative medicine. The philosophies underlying these approaches have intrigued the Western medical community, who are now using traditional medical research methodology to understand the effects of these treatments. Similarly, the effect of music has been studied by nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals as well as music therapists. Their combined efforts have provided convincing evidence that music therapy should be included as a modern, integrative medical treatment.

Key Words: integrative medicine • music and medicine • mind-body medicine • music medicine • music therapy

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Music and Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 2, 87-96 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1943862109345131
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