Bio-Guided Music Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide to the Clinical Integration of Music and Biofeedback

Contents

• Acknowledgements.
• Foreword by Joseph P. Scartelli.
• Foreword by C. Norman Shealy. About this Book. Introduction.
• Part 1 : Historical and Theoretical Background. Personal Experiences at the Juncture of Music and Physiology.
• 1. Historical Background.
• 2. Shifting Healthcare Paradigms. Holistic/Reductionist Split. Music Therapy from the Holistic Perspective.
• 3. The Process of Gaining Legitimacy. What Constitutes Legitimacy? Individual Persistence. Grassroots Organization. Convincing Medical Research. Grandstanding with Music Therapy. Music Therapy and EEG from the Biomedical Perspective.
• 4. A Case for Integrating Music Therapy and Biofeedback. What is Music Therapy? Music as System Input and Output. Yin Yang and Homeostasis. Learning Theory and Neurofeedback: Stepping beyond Behaviorism.
• 5. Development of EEG-Guided Music Therapy for ADHD. Neurofeedback. When Neurofeedback Does Not Work. Comparing Stimulants with Neurofeedback. Music and Brainwaves. Theories of ADHD Related to Brain Function.
• Part 2 : Physiological Measures, Assessment and Digital Music Parameters. Personal Experiences at the Juncture of Music and Physiology.
• 6. Biofeedback Measures with Music. EMG - Muscle Monitoring. Electrodermography (EDG). TEMP - Thermal Biofeedback. HR - Heart Rate. HRV - Heart Rate Variability. BVP - Blood Volume Pulse. EEG - Brainwaves. HEG - Hemoencephalography. Artifact. Displays an
• 7. Adding Physiological Measures to Music-Therapy Assessments. Introduction. Elements of Assessment. Improvisational Music-Therapy Assessment. Improvisation Assessment Profiles. Psychoanalytic Music-Therapy Assessment. Receptive Music-Therapy Assessment.
• Part 3 : Practicing Bio-Guided Music Therapy. Personal Experiences at the Juncture of Music and Physiology.
• 8. Role of the Music Therapist in Bio-Guided Music Therapy. Maintaining the Integrity of the Musical Environment. Contraindications.
• 9. Bio-Guided Music Therapy for Stress. The Bio-Guided Imagery Process. Meditation. Toning.
• 10. Bio-Guided Music Therapy for ADHD. EEG Subtypes of ADHD. EEG for ADHD. HEG for ADHD and Autism. Summary.
• 11. Bio-Guided Music Therapy for the Aging. EEG for Aging Issues. HRV for Aging Issues.
• 12. A Multi-Modal Approach to Addictions Utilizing Music Therapy and Biofeedback. Addictive Personality Traits and Yin/Yang Theory. Depression and Addiction. Physiological Approach Based in AA Philosophy. Relapse Triggers.
• 13. Bio-Guided Music Therapy for Pain. Back Pain. Headache. Functional Abdominal Pain.
• Part 4 : A Glimpse of the Future. Personal Experiences at the Juncture of Music and Physiology. Future Directions.
• Appendix A: Neurofeedback with Music for ADHD Pilot Research.
• Appendix B: Contributors. About the Author. Glossary. References.