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Edited Aldridge - Music Therapy in Palliative Care: New Voices - 9781853027390 - V9781853027390
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Music Therapy in Palliative Care: New Voices

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Description for Music Therapy in Palliative Care: New Voices Paperback. In the last decade music therapists have developed their work with people who have life-threatening illnesses and with those who are dying. This book presents some of that work from therapists working in different countries with different approaches, showing how valuable the inclusion of music therapy in palliative care has already proved to be. Editor(s): Aldridge, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMBP; MMZ; MQCL9; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.

Within the last decade music therapists have developed their work with people who have life-threatening illnesses and with those who are dying. This book presents some of that work from music therapists working in different approaches, in different countries, showing how valuable the inclusion of music therapy in palliative care has already proved to be.

It is important for the dying, or those with terminal illness, that approaches are used which integrate the physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of their being. The contributors to this book emphasize the importance of working not only with the patient but with ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853027390
SKU
V9781853027390
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Edited Aldridge
David Aldridge is Professor of Qualitative Research in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Witten-Herdecke. He is author of Music Therapy Research and Practice in Medicine: From Out of the Silence (1996) Suicide: The Tragedy of Hopelessness (1998) and Spirituality, Healing and Medicine (2000) published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Reviews for Music Therapy in Palliative Care: New Voices
Music therapy is still in the process of establishing its role in the UK palliative care movement. On balance, this publication can only help to inspire more therapists to work in the field, and to communicate their experiences to a wider audience. The personal approach to writing adopted by many of the authors is both highly accessible and ... Read more

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