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It is not a new idea that music impacts human emotions. If a person has fun, or he has good news, he will listen to funny music. If people want to relax or take a break, they will listen to relaxing music and simple melodic compositions. It appears that music impacts people, therefore, it is suggested that music can be a psychotherapy procedure. Melody Schwantes, Cathy McKinneya and Niels Hannibal (2014) wrote an article named Music therapy’s effects on levels of depression, anxiety, and social isolation in Mexican farmworkers living in the United States: A randomized controlled trial. The authors had the purpose to prove that group music therapy affects levels of depression, anxiety, and social isolation in Mexican farmworkers. Everything comes from the idea that these problems are widespread in this population, but no studies were provided to determine what interventions are needed to combat this problem. The authors claim that this research can be the basis for future researches on Mexican farmworkers who experience mental health issues.
An article is relevant because nearly 150,000 farmworkers live in North Carolina, they have low income, little life expectancy and limited access to health care. Thus, depression, anxiety, and social isolation are widespread problems in Mexican farmworkers living in the United States. The research may have a little impact on culture because the authors suggested future steps and ideas that should be considered. The paper can be used in practice because nearly 25% of the migrant farmworker population has mental health problems because of stressors.
As the result, the authors realized that music therapy has a little effect on farmworkers’ levels of depression, anxiety, and social isolation, but it has the potential to alleviate such problems. The claim is clear and understandable because such problems are present in different populations. During the practical research, farmworkers were engaged in each of the sessions, they discussed songs and participated in songwriting that means that they paid attention to other issues besides their health problems. Finally, the authors proved that music therapy provides a positive impact on Mexican farmworkers living in the United States that should be considered in future works.
Works Cited
Schwantes, Melody, McKinneya, Cathy, and Hannibal, Niels. "Music therapy’s effects on levels
of depression, anxiety, and social isolation in Mexican farmworkers living in the United
States: A randomized controlled trial." The Arts in Psychotherapy 41 (2014) 120–126. Print.
