
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Music Therapy and Art Therapy.
Palliative care is provided by an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other disciplines based on need. Music therapists and art therapists are becoming increasingly available to palliative care teams and are advancing the diverse and unique clinical services available to effectively meet the holistic needs of patients with serious illnesses and their families. This article provides a concrete exploration of clinical music therapy and art therapy within palliative care and hospice paradigms, with discussion of therapists' training and expertise, therapeutic approaches within the setting of interprofessional team-based care, and discussion of evidence-based symptom management and outcomes supporting the inclusion of music and art therapies within medical education and clinical employment.
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- Palliative Care
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Palliative Care
- Music Therapy
- Humans
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
- Hospice Care
- Gerontology
- Art Therapy
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
- 1110 Nursing
- 1103 Clinical Sciences