Like every therapy, there are strengths and limitations of music therapy.

The benefits that are likely to be available are as follows:

• It will reduce isolation or withdrawal behavior and provide an engaging experience to improve socialization.
• It will encourage exploring and expressing feelings and provide emotional support and music associated counseling.
• It will improve word recall and stimulate long term memory skills.
• It will improve motivation, increase self esteem, and provide an uplifting and enjoyable feeling.
• It will reduce nausea, anxiety, pain and heart rate.
• It will reduce restlessness and wandering, and promote appropriate behavior.
• It will improve communication and self expression.

Music therapy is useful in the following conditions.

• Depression
• Difficulty in expressing thoughts, feelings and desires
• Complex pain problems
• Persistent nausea and vomiting
• Anxiety, fear and confusion
• Cultural and language difficulties

  The drawbacks experienced with the music therapy are the following.

• Some old forgotten feelings may resurface and this may increase depression instead of providing relief.
• Music therapy is considered very expensive due to lack of general awareness.

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