Exploring the Potential Influences of Music Therapy on Treating Psychogenic Aphasia
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Materi, Susie
Issue Date
2025-03-24
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Capstone
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en
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psychogenic aphasia , music therapy , autonomic nervous system , emotion regulation , integration
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This systemic literature review synthesizes existing research on music therapy interventions in trauma treatment, psychogenic aphasia (PA) cases and treatments, and clinical applications for music therapy integration to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and narrative exposure therapy (NET). Despite benefitting from language centre stimulation like traumatic brain injuries, PA may be less dependent on the same mechanism of recovery. Research
regarding the difference in effective therapeutic care strategies appears to be lacking, particularly from a biopsychosocial perspective. Can music therapy more easily integrate with narrative or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to treat PA? How can music therapy theoretically increase a client’s perceived sense of security during these therapies? How can music therapy theoretically reduce anxiety associated with the exposure time of narrative and CBT therapy to support overcoming psychogenic aphasia? A textual narrative approach is used to present a pan-theoretical perspective, its themes, and sub-themes. Findings are discussed in relation to potential future research. This paper advocates for individuals experiencing psychogenic aphasia, reducing the dismissiveness of their unique experiences (CPA, 2017) that predisposed them to aphasia. It could provide increased
hope for effective non-medicated care of traumatized psyches, better aligning with traumainformed counselling while empowering clients to transition more autonomously to their lives from clinical care.
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