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Reducing Anxiety through Music Therapy at a Community Residential Alcohol and Drug withdrawal Unit

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Jennifier Bibb, David Castle, Yvonne Bonomo and Katrina Skewes McFerran

Anxiety is a main symptom of withdrawal from substances and can be detrimental to treatment. There is little evidence which supports the use of a particular therapeutic treatment in reducing the anxiety associated with withdrawal. This study aimed to reduce anxiety associated with withdrawal through participation in group music therapy for adults admitted to a community residential alcohol and drug withdrawal unit. A quasi-experimental design was adopted, using the self-report Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) to measure anxiety pre and post a single session. A total of 35 participants attended a one hour music therapy group session and contributed to data collection over ten sessions. A paired two-tailed t-test indicated a highly statistically significant difference (p = <0.... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9005.1000179

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