Music therapy
Music therapy in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been proposed as a potential treatment for chronic fatigue.[1] There is no research on music therapy in addition to CBT for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.[1]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
In 2020, a Norwegian group published two papers about the treatment effectiveness of music therapy with CBT for ME/CFS in teenagers.[1][2]
Criticism[edit | edit source]
Public health advocate David Tuller contacted the BMJ Paediatrics Open journal to express concern about the publication of a music therapy study for chronic fatigue syndrome, pointing out that the journal's open peer reviews showed that one reviewer had not even read the full manuscript prior to publication, and contacted the study authors to raise a number of key concerns.[3][4]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2020, Cognitive–behavioural therapy combined with music therapy for chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection in adolescents: a feasibility study[1] (Full text)
- 2020, Music Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Following Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adolescents[2] (Abstract)
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- May 16, 2020 - Trial By Error: More on that Norwegian CBT/Music Therapy Study
- May 20, 2020 - Trial By Error: More Strangeness with that Norwegian CBT/Music Therapy Study
- May 20, 2020 - Trial By Error: Norway’s Double Whammy of Fuzzy Science
- May 22, 2020 - Trial By Error: My Letter to Senior Author of Norway’s CBT-Music Therapy Study
- May 28, 2020 - Trial by Error: Tack’s Take on BMJ’s CBT-Music Therapy “Feasibility Study”
- May 28, 2020 - Trial By Error: My Letter to Peer Reviewer of BMJ’s CBT-Music Therapy Paper
- May 31, 2020 - Trial By Error: Letter to BMJ Paediatrics Open About that CBT-Music Therapy Study
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Malik, Sadaf; Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Pedersen, Maria; Mangersnes, Julie; Trondalen, Gro; Roy, Betty van; Skovlund, Eva; Wyller, Vegard Bruun (April 1, 2020). "Cognitive–behavioural therapy combined with music therapy for chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection in adolescents: a feasibility study". BMJ Paediatrics Open. 4 (1): e000620. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000620. ISSN 2399-9772.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trondalen, Gro; Mangersnes, Julie; Bonde, Lars Ole; Malik, Sadaf; Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Rødevand, Linn; Pedersen, Maria; Wyller, Vegard Bruun Bratholm (April 24, 2020). "Music Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Following Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adolescents". Music and Medicine. 12 (2): 84–91. doi:10.47513/mmd.v12i2.679.
- ↑ Tuller, David (May 31, 2020). "Trial By Error: Letter to BMJ Paediatrics Open About that CBT-Music Therapy Study". Virology blog. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ↑ Tuller, David (May 16, 2020). "Trial By Error: More on that Norwegian CBT/Music Therapy Study". Virology blog. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
