Background: For individual living with schizophrenia, music therapy will help them to overcome deficits in coping skills and provide them with the important skills to be able to deal proficiently with daily hassles, solve life challenges and stressors and promote their coping. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of receptive music therapy on stress and coping strategies among patients with schizophrenia. Subjects and Method: Setting of the study:The study was conducted at inpatients ward at the Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital in Meet-khalf at Menoufia that affiliated by the Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of patients with schizophrenia (50 patients). Tools of the study: -Tool (1): Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics structured Interview Questionnaire. Tool (II): Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Tools (III): The Brief COPE Inventory. Results:The findings of the study revealed that, there was a highly statistically significant reduction in perceived stress post receptive music therapy. Also, there was a highly statistically significant improving in coping strategies post receptive music therapy. Conclusion: It was concluded that receptive music therapy proved to be effective on decreasing perceived stress and improving coping strategies among patients .with schizophrenic. Recommendation: Receptive music therapy should be provided as intervention for patients with mental illness.

Background: Open heart surgery is a source of high levels of emotional distress for the patient. If the stress experienced is not adequately compensated, it could harm the postoperative recovery and could not be treated the comorbid mental disorders. Open heart surgery could be a traumatic and stressful experience, and as a result, many people experience psychological difficulties following treatment. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is now being investigated in the post-surgical population with surprising results. Open heart surgery is a common intervention that involves several pain-sensitive structures, and intense postoperative pain is a predictor of persistent pain. The study aimed to investigate the effect of a nursing intervention on fear, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and pain among patients with Open heart surgery Setting: The study was conducted at the open heart surgical department and open heart surgical intensive care unit at Menoufia University and Shebin elkom teaching hospitals, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: Purposive sample of 80 patients with open heart surgery were enrolled from the previously above-mentioned settings. Data collection: Four tools were used; a semi-structured interview questionnaire, Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ), Davidson Trauma Scale-DSM-IV, and The Numeric Rating Pain Scale Results: Results revealed that there was no significant difference between the study and the control groups regarding demographic characteristics (p>0.05). Also, results revealed a highly significant improvement (with p<0.0001, in mean surgical fear, pain, and post-traumatic stress symptoms). Conclusion: It was concluded that overall, preliminary findings support the positive effect of the nursing intervention in treating people who have undergone open-heart surgery. Where nursing intervention reduces fear, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and pre and postoperative pain. Recommendations:The developed nursing intervention should be carried out pre and postoperative to reduce fear, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and pain among all patients undergoing open-heart surgery.