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WHO CAN BENEFIT?

People of all ages, backgrounds, interests, and levels of functioning may receive music therapy. Clients/patients need not possess any musical skills.


Following is an A-Z listing of “populations”, diagnoses and facilities in which music therapy is appropriate and beneficial. Click on a letter to learn more. 

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A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Anchor 1

A

Abuse Victims
Acute Pain
Addiction
Aicardi Syndrome
AIDS
Alcoholism
Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

Aneurysm

Anorexia Nervosa

Anxiety Disorders
Aphasia
Apraxia
Articulation Disorders
Aspergers
Asthma
At-Risk Children and Adolescents
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism

B

Behavioral Disorders
Bereavement
Bipolar Disorder
Brain Damage
Bulimia
Burn Victims

Anchor 2

C

Cancer
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiopulmonary Disease
Cerebral Dysfunction
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Vascular Accident/CVA (Stroke)
Chemical Dependency
Childbirth

Chronic Pain
Cleft Palate
Communication Disorders
Community Centers
Conduct Disorders
Congenital Deformities
Correctional Facilities
Criminal Offenders

Anchor 3

D

Dementia
Depression
Developmental Disabilities
Diplegia
Dissociative Disorders
Down’s Syndrome
Dysarthria
Dyslexia

Anchor 4

E

Eating Disorders
Emotionally Disturbed
Emphysema
Encephalitus
Encephalopathy
Epilepsy

Anchor 5
Anchor 6

F

Family Counseling
Fluency Disorders
Fragile X Syndrome

Anchor 7

G

Geriatrics
Gifted
Group Homes

Anchor 8

H

Habilitation
Halfway Houses
Head Injury
Hearing Impaired
Heart Disease
Hemiplegia
HIV
Home Health

Hospice
Hospitals
Huntington’s Disease
Hydrocephalus
Hypertension

Anchor 9

I

Immune Response
Impulse Control Disorders
Independent Living

Anchor 10

J

Joint Diseases
Juvenile Offenders

Anchor 11

K

Kidney Disease
Klinefelter’s Syndrome

Anchor 12

L

Labor and Delivery
Language Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Leukemia

Anchor 13

M

Mania
Medical Facilities
Mental Illness
Mental Retardation
Mood Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiply Handicapped
Muscular Dystophy

Anchor 14

N

Neonatal Care
Neurofibromatosis
Neurological Disorders/Impairments
Neurology
Nursing Homes

Anchor 15

O

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obstetrics
Oncology
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Orthopedic Impairments

Anchor 16

P

Palliative Care
Paralysis
Paraplegia
Parkinson’s Disease
Pediatrics
Perceptual Disorders
Personality Disorders
Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Phobias
Physically Impaired/Disabled
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Preventative Medicine
Psychiatric Facilities
Psychiatric/Psychological Disorders
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psychosis

Anchor 17

Q

Quadriplegia

Anchor 18

R

Recovery
Rehabilitation
Residential Facilities
Respiratory Illnesses
Rett’s Syndrome
Rheumatoidarthritis

Anchor 19

S

Schizophrenia
Schools
Senior Centers
Sensory Disorders
Sexual Assault Victims
Sleep Disorders
Somataform Disorders
Special Education

Speech Disorders
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Injuries
Stress Stroke (CVA)
Substance Abuse
Surgery

Anchor 20

T

Terminally Ill
Tortian Dystonia
Tourette Syndrome
Transient Ischemic Attach (TIA)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Trisomy 21

Anchor 21

U

Unipolar Depression
Upper Respiratory Illness

Anchor 22

V

Visually Impaired
Voice Disorders
Violence Victims

Anchor 23

W

Wellness
Williams Syndrome

Anchor 24

X

X-Linked Disorders

Anchor 25

Y

Youth At-Risk
Youth Programs/Centers

Anchor 26

Z

Zieve’s Syndrome

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