...the selected papers give a graphic description of the overall nature of the work of music therapists... gives a good overview to music therapy practice and is presented in an interesting and lively fashion.British Journal of Occupational Therapy...these papers give new insights into music therapy and research as each practitioner espouses a different form of evaluation...immensely stimulating...the work presented shows such extraordinary variation from highly complex thought and techniques through to equally compelling directness and simplicity.Journal of British Music Therapy...the book has encouraged me to see a role for music therapy within the traditional composition of the multi-disciplinary team in the mental health field...Psychiatric Bulletin
Foreword, Anthony Storr. Introduction, Margaret Heal and Tony Wigram- Part 1 Clinical work: children - the creative processes are universal, Clive Robbins, a case of severe infantile regression treated by music therapy and explored in group supervision, Pier Luigi Postacchini et al; adolescents - containment in music therapy, Jos De Backer, control and creativity ... music therapy with adolescents in secure care, Claire Flower; families - music therapy with families, Amelia Oldfield; adults - music therapy in the psychodynamic treatment of schizophrenia, Hanne Metter Kortegaard, description of an experience in music therapy carried out at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Genoa, G Berruti et al; levels of interaction in group improvisation, Esme Towse and Claire Flower; music therapy ... a methodological approach in the mental health field, Giaizluigi di Franco; opening doors ... the effects of music therapy with people who have severe learning difficulties and display challenging behaviour, Fiona Ritchie; individual therapy with a man who has an eating disorder, Ami Sloboda; music - a mega vitamin for the brain, Denise Erdonmez; music therapy's role in the diagnosis of psychogeriatric patients, J. Raijmaekers. Part 2 Research - literature review: music therapy research to meet the demands of health and education services - research and literature analysis, Tony Wigram; applications of music in medicine, C D Maranto; applied research - spontaneous ritualised play in music therapy - a technical and theoretical analysis, A Agrotou; cultural aspects of music therapy, R Bright; developing interaction through shared musical experiences - a strategy to enhance and validate the descriptive approach, J Hooper; autistic children - the influence of maternal involvement in therapy, P. Muller and A. Warwick; research in practice in the music therapy treatment of a client with symptoms of anorexia nervosa, H Smeijsters and J van den Hurk; the guitar doesn't know this song - an investigation of parallel development in speech/language and music therapy, J Sutton; observational techniques in the analysis of both active and receptive music therapy with disturbed and self-injurious clients, Tony Wigram.
... provides a tremendous international digest of a variety of clinical work and research today... a fascinating book which would provide anyone with a feel for the huge variety of situations, techniques, challenges, and thinking in the practice of music therapy today.
