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Important Notice: The Forum does not endorse any medical product or therapy. ALL medications and supplements should be taken ONLY under the supervision of a physician, due to the possibility of side-effects, drug interactions, etc.

Some of the goals of music therapy:

1. Improve self-esteem and quality of life, diminish despair.

2. Gives patient a feeling of success, through remaining capacities to appreciate music.

3. Improve family attitudes via a context of happy involvement.

4. Improve attitudes, decrease stress among staff members at nursing facility.

5. Provides a link in a team-based approach, combining therapist, caregiver, and patient.

6. Provides venue for informal evaluation, germane to global assessment.

7. Provides insights of patients' musical preferences, which may assist in settling-in process at a new placement.

(see Bright, R., 1992)