Music may ease symptoms of schizophrenia

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]LONDON - Music therapy many help to ease the depression, anxiety and emotional withdrawal symptoms of schizophrenia, British scientists said on Wednesday.

In a small study in four hospitals, researchers at Imperial College London found that encouraging patients to express themselves through music seemed to improve their symptoms.

“We have known for some time that psychological treatments can help people with schizophrenia, but these have only been used when people are fairly stable,” said Dr. Mike Crawford, the author of the study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

“This study shows that music therapy provides a way of working with people when they are acutely unwell,” he added.

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1. I worked in a state mental institution in the 60s

and the top song on the jukebox was "They're Coming to Take me Away, Ha Ha"

I encouraged dance and exercise to the more musical selections. It did seem to help a variety of patients, both depressed and schizophrenic.

Management did not approve.