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Music therapy for depression.

Aalbers S, Fusar-Poli L, Freeman RE, Spreen M, Ket JC, Vink AC, Maratos A, Crawford M, Chen XJ, Gold C. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017 · Review / synthesis

Original publication · Original publication · Original publication · Original publication

Recorded summary

Music therapy plus usual care favoured depression short term; clinician SMD −0.98 (95% CI −1.69 to −0.27). Comparisons with psychological therapy uncertain; quality-of-life benefit not established.

Recorded limitations

Independent screening/extraction and risk-of-bias appraisal verified. Few heterogeneous trials, older studies and mixed ages; some missing data reconstructed; no isolated 16–24 estimate.

Evidence and provenance

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Music therapy plus usual care favoured depression short term; clinician SMD −0.98 (95% CI −1.69 to −0.27). Comparisons with psychological therapy uncertain; quality-of-life benefit not established.
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