St. Vincent's Mental Health Service, Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia.
Australian Music Therapy Association, Fitzroy, VIC.
Australas Psychiatry. 2021 Aug;29(4):439-441. doi: 10.1177/1039856220980255. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
This opinion paper aims to provide an overview of the current evidence base supporting the use of music therapy in mental health care. It also aims to offer critique on the issue of access to music therapy in Australia.
There is a strong evidence base for music therapy to provide symptomatic relief and improve quality of life for people living with mental illness. However, music therapy is underfunded and framed as a supplementary service within mental health services in Australia, which limits its access to consumers. Funding music therapy as an evidence-based treatment option would fill an existing service gap and provide equitable access to a cost-effective and often consumer preferred treatment option for mental health consumers.
本观点文章旨在概述目前支持将音乐疗法应用于精神卫生保健的证据基础。本文还旨在对澳大利亚音乐治疗的可及性问题进行批评。
有强有力的证据表明，音乐疗法可以为患有精神疾病的人提供症状缓解和提高生活质量。然而，音乐疗法在澳大利亚的精神卫生服务中资金不足，并被视为补充服务，这限制了其服务对象的可及性。将音乐疗法作为一种基于证据的治疗选择进行资助，将填补现有服务空白，并为精神卫生消费者提供公平的机会，选择一种具有成本效益且通常为消费者所偏好的治疗方法。
