Alexandra Minuk, Jordan Shurr
Identification and educational placement of students with intellectual disability in Ontario, Canada
Research in developmental disabilities
background pediatric health care nonpharmacological interventions music therapy promising potential complement traditional medical treatment options order facilitate recovery wellbeing music therapy musicbased interventions increasingly applied clinical treatment children adolescents many countries worldwide purpose overview examine evidence regarding effectiveness music therapy musicbased interventions applied pediatric health care methods surveying recent literature summarizing findings systematic reviews overview covers selected fields application pediatric health care autism spectrum disorder disability epilepsy mental health neonatal care neurorehabilitation pain anxiety stress medical procedures pediatric oncology palliative care discusses effectiveness music interventions areas results findings show growing body evidence regarding beneficial effects music therapy music medicine musicbased interventions children adolescents although rigorous research still needed highest quality evidence positive effects music therapy available fields autism spectrum disorder neonatal care conclusions music therapy considered safe generally wellaccepted intervention pediatric health care alleviate symptoms improve quality life individualized intervention typically provided personcentered way music therapy usually easy implement clinical practices however important note exploit potential music therapy optimal way specialized academic clinical training careful selection intervention techniques fit needs client essential