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Department of faculty member
Music
Publication Date
Fall 2015
Country
United States
Keywords
Music, therapy
Disciplines
Fine Arts | International and Area Studies | Music Therapy
Abstract
Can listening to and making music be effectively used in the treatment of people diagnosed with neurologic and psychiatric disorders? This is the primary question Professor Ed Roth, director of WMU’s music therapy program, is attempting to answer in collaboration with colleagues from around the world to improve treatment for people experiencing post-traumatic stress and other acute anxiety disorders. He is a co-founder and director of WMU’s Laboratory for Brain Research and Interdisciplinary Neurosciences (BRAIN) (article) and a Fellow in the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapists, who specializes in the application of music in the treatment of neurologic disorders and diseases of the central nervous system in pediatric and adult populations.