prescription drug … in 2005 – 2008,” and from 1988 to 2008, the rate of antidepressant use in the US increased nearly 400% (Pratt). The first step to treating many of these new cases of depression is the prescription and use of antidepressant medication, however this has cause a mass flooding of our society with unnecessary prescription drugs. Due to the ease of treatment, primarily with prescription drugs, and the large range of severity in depression is often over diagnosed, adding to the problem. The persons
Summary of Study Two: Perioperative Music and Its Effects on Anxiety, Hemodynamics, and Pain in Women Undergoing Mastectomy This second study delves into finding a cost-effective intervention with potentially minimal adverse reactions on perioperative patients, specifically of those diagnosed with breast cancer suffering with anxiety and pain. The diagnosis of breast cancer, especially in women brings on a slew of negative feelings due to the threat they feel on their life, change in body image
treat the patient 's depression. The patient’s depression lead to other things, like her hopelessness and anxiety, as addressed in my nursing diagnoses. It is often helpful to look outside of medicinal practices to find ways to help our patients. I was able to find literature addressing interventions that discussed relaxation techniques to help patients with depression, more specifically music therapy. I wanted to answer the clinical question: does music therapy improve depression among older adults
Theory of Music and its Effects on Health and Wellness Chronic diseases are a problem for the mind and body. Not only are chronic diseases harmful to the body, they take a toll on a person’s psychological wellbeing. Depression, anxiety, and stress are the most common problems associated with chronic diseases. They are harmful to the body and inhibit recovery. However, the theory of music has been proven to decrease stress, depression, and contribute to improved health. Patients with chronic diseases
known complete music compositions dating from about 2nd century B.C., an Epitaph believed to have been written by Seikilos himself while still alive. The (Seikilos) Epitaph has been translated from the original Greek of that period as: “As long as you live, shine feel no grief at all Life is short Life demands its toll” (Pilich). The interesting fact about this composition is that the tempo is expressive of “religious solemnity” (Pilich). Obviously one can comprehend the fact that music contains not
illness when experiencing the postnatal period. The rate is increased after birth, mainly having to do with the raised risk of psychosis and depressive illnesses the three months after labor. A lot of women will go through a large amount of stress when dealing with the many physical and emotional changes that occur during pregnancy and giving birth. Childbirth is a very important time for a woman, and the outcome of this has short and long term effects. Inimical birth experiences negatively impact
Nowadays, depression has become the most common illness in the world. Nearly 1 in 10 adults are suffering from depression each year, but, what is this vastly propagating disease? Depression, as defined by the American Psychiatric Association, is a serious medical illness that negatively affects mood, thoughts, and the individual’s ways of eating, sleeping and the associations and relationships he keeps (in text citation). Depression also leads to several emotional and physical problems and can decrease
In this day and age depression and anxiety are bigger problems than ever, especially in young people. With depression rates growing there are less motivated individuals and treatments that might work but not for everyone. Anxiety is the same way, it invades the heads of people young and old and keeps them from being a benefit to society. Treatments are given but some individuals do not meet the requirements for such medication, and still let their illness get the best of them. The problem is that
Organization, depression affects over 300 million people worldwide. Many treatments have been created to combat this disease, which at its worst results in suicide and death. Treatments often include psychotherapy and antidepressants. Researchers have been seeking other ways that depression can be treated. One such alternate treatment is music therapy. The application of music to treat depression in various patients has been proven to be equally or more successful than psychotherapy, therefore music therapy
American music therapy association (2013) defined as a clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to help individuals archive their goals between a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. Music therapy is an upcoming health profession. It involves the use of sound wave that penetrate through the soul and mind to heal, repair and improve the overall emotional well-being. It can be by playing a music instrument, singing