Indian music therapy: could it be helpful in the management of mental depression?

Akkera, Mounika; Bashetti, Srilatha; Kundoor, Neetha; Desai, Krishnaveni V; N, Radha Kishan; Bhongir, Aparna Varma

doi:10.5958/j.2319-5886.3.2.074

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“…These findings suggested that music intervention may have a significant role in predicting mental wellbeing among the subjects. An earlier Indian study, done using Goldberg Depression Questionnaire, had shown that this raga in combination with other ragas like Desh, Brindavana Sarang, Neelambari, Bhoopali lead to a profound amelioration of depression (Akkera et al, 2014). However, no studies showing the solo effects of raga Hamsadhwani on mental wellbeing were found in the literature.…”

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“…Ragas may be useful not only to combat mental illness/behavioural disorders but may even be used to fight different diseases, such as heart diseases, high blood pressure, and others (Chatterjee and Mukherjee, 2020;Chatterjee and Mukherjee, 2019;Sarkar and Utpal 2015). Music therapy professionals have also successfully employed ragas such as Hamsadhwani, Brindavana Sarang, Raag Bhoopali, Desh, and others to fight mental depression, a consistent sorrow feeling, and lack of interest (Akkera et al, 2014).…”

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Impact of Music Intervention (Listening to Indian Classical Music) on Mental Wellbeing during COVID-19 Pandemic

Mukherjee

2021

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Background: Reports show that mental wellbeing may be negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ragas of Indian classical music are believed to have therapeutic effects. This study was done to investigate the impact of an Indian raga on mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: It was a one-group before-after design study. A total of 45 adult subjects of Kolkata, recruited online, using convenience sampling during the lockdown, underwent a pre-test via Google forms using Warwick-Edinburg Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) to evaluate mental wellbeing before the administration of music intervention. After two weeks of music intervention, that consisted of passively listening to raga Hamsadhwani, a post-test using the same scale and the same medium was done. Results: The results showed that the post-test mean of the total score 51.1 (SD = 3.9) of WEMWBS was significantly (p< 0.001) higher than the pre-test mean of the total score 30.9 (SD = 4.6). The same trend was reflected by the mean difference pertaining to all of the components of WEMWBS. Conclusion: It was concluded that raga Hamsadhwani may be effective in improving mental wellbeing in a pandemic situation. There is a need to do more work by improvising the research design employed in the present study. This will help to interpret more accurately and more meaningfully the effects of Indian raga music on mental wellbeing.

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Impact of Music Intervention (Listening to Indian Classical Music) on Mental Wellbeing during COVID-19 Pandemic

Mukherjee

2021

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“…After music therapy on the Goldberg Depression Questionnaire scoring a profound decrease in the levels of depression in patients were recorded with extremely significance level (P< 0.0001). [12] Deshmukh, Abhijeet et al was carried out a pilot study Effect of Indian classical music on quality of sleep in depressed patients with fifty diagnosed Major Depressive Disorder on DSM-IV were randomly allocated into two groups. One group was advised music therapy with selected raagas, while the other group was treated with hypnotic medications for a month.…”

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Preventive and Promotive Aspect of Music Therapy in Management of Job Stress With Special Reference to Nursing Profession

Charu

Umesh

Zainab

2020

Int J Ayu Pharm Res

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World Health Organization stated that growing stress at workplace is epidemic now. A certain amount of stress and anxiety is normal at work place, but persistent, excessive, and irrational anxiety due to job stress causes various physical and psychological impairment. Nursing profession is a caring profession but it is identified as one of the most stressful job profession which affects not only physical and mental health of the nurses but also interfere in their job efficiency. Indian classical music is based on ragas. Ragas have power to alleviates and cures various ailments by inducing electromagnetic change in the body. Various studies indicating that Ragas improve psychological function of the body and simultaneously relaxing body and mind by enhancing alpha waves of the brain. The present write up is an effort to discuss the opportunities of Music Therapy for its preventive and health promotive dimensions specially to enhance quality of life of professionals and to overcome them from anxiety and depression develop due to job stress.

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Effects of Music Intervention on Sleep Quality and Mental Health in Young Adult Women with PMS

Nair,

Simon

2024

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

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Indian music therapy: could it be helpful in the management of mental depression?

Cited by 6 publications

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Impact of Music Intervention (Listening to Indian Classical Music) on Mental Wellbeing during COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of Music Intervention (Listening to Indian Classical Music) on Mental Wellbeing during COVID-19 Pandemic

Preventive and Promotive Aspect of Music Therapy in Management of Job Stress With Special Reference to Nursing Profession

Effects of Music Intervention on Sleep Quality and Mental Health in Young Adult Women with PMS

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