Arts in Health, also known as Arts for Health, is an umbrella term used to describe the domain of using the arts to enhance our (mental) health and well-being. It involves a heterogeneous range of professionals who use the arts in various ways, with different goals and outcomes. The practices of these …

Introduction: Depression can be a serious problem in young adult students. There is a need to implement and monitor prevention interventions for these students. Emotion-regulating improvisational music therapy (EIMT) was developed to prevent depression. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility …

Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; i.e., art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown rapidly in the last 10 years, documenting their positive impact on a wide range of psychological and physiological outcomes …

Stress is increasingly being recognized as one of the main factors that is negatively affecting our health, and therefore there is a need to regulate daily stress and prevent long-term stress. This need seems particularly important for adults with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) who have been shown …

Music interventions are used for stress reduction in a variety of settings because of the positive effects of music listening on both physiological arousal (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, and hormonal levels) and psychological stress experiences (e.g., restlessness, anxiety, and nervousness). To summarize …

Music interventions are used for stress reduction in a variety of settings because of the positive effects of music listening on both physiological arousal (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, and hormonal levels) and psychological stress experiences (e.g., restlessness, anxiety, and nervousness). To summarize …

De Muzikale Nachtzoen is een methodiek gericht op dementerende ouderen. De insteek is middels een muzikaal aanbod een rituele overgang van de dag naar de avond/nacht te maken, met als doel om onrust te verminderen en ontspanning te stimuleren. In dit onderzoek wordt vanuit theorie en praktijk gekeken …

De Muzikale Nachtzoen is een muziektherapeutische methodiek die gericht is op de overgang tussen de dag en de nacht bij ouderen met dementie, met als doel om onrust in deze periode te verminderen. Deze methodiek wordt uitgevoerd door twee professionals in verzorgingshuizen. In dit onderzoek wordt gekeken …