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Research on Music Therapy for Dementia Patients

Ziyu Liu *,1,
  • 1 Wuhan Conservatory of Music

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/2025.20621

Abstract

Music therapy is a new and mature frontier discipline. Based on the theory and method of psychotherapy, it employs the special physical and mental function of music to help patients, under the guidance of a music therapist, overcome psychological obstacles and improve mental and physical well-being. With the ongoing aging of the population, the number of Alzheimer's disease diagnoses is expected to rise. In the management of dementia among the elderly, music therapy stands out as a valuable non-pharmacological approach, impacting cognition, emotion, and behavior positively. Currently, the application of musical interventions for alleviating cognitive and behavioral symptoms in dementia patients has gained widespread acceptance as an alternative treatment method, with many positive results being achieved. This study explores the therapeutic development of music therapy in treating Alzheimer’s disease. The main reason music can regulate emotions is that it can trigger emotional reactions and affect an individual's emotional state through various physiological and psychological mechanisms. This article synthesizes existing literature to find that music therapy has specific therapeutic effects on patients, including memory improvement, enhanced cognitive function, and emotional restoration, and presents practical examples of its implementation.

Keywords

Music therapy, Music intervention, Dementia, AD, Alzheimer’s disease

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Liu,Z. (2025).Research on Music Therapy for Dementia Patients.Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,84,54-58.

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