Music Therapy in the Tehran Therapeutic Community

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This article reports on research into music therapy activities in the Tehran TC for drug users. The research was in two parts. The first part looked at the effects of lyric analysis and song sharing. Clients were initially given a questionnaire about their previous use and choice of music. A total of 25 sessions were held and clients were asked focused questions at the end of each one to discover how they had reacted. The second part looked at the effects of relaxing music on sleep. A total of 30 sessions of relaxing music were held, before bedtime, and a questionnaire was used to learn how long it took residents to fall asleep, the frequency of nightmares experienced, and their mood on the following day. Conclusions showed the use of lyric analysis and song sharing was particularly useful for enabling residents to express their feelings and thoughts and that relaxing music shortened the time taken to fall asleep and improved mood on the following day. Finally it was found that the music which substance abusers had listened to during their addiction had positively affected their relapse and aggressive consuming.

 

Abdollahnejad, M. (2006). Music therapy in the Tehran therapeutic community. Therapeutic communities, 27(1), 147-158. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/621379013/13AD3F64E775F3422DB/3?accountid=15090

 

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