Neat News 3380 (added 2025-07-22)

Music to put dementia patients at ease

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Dementia patients often feel distress because of their medical condition, for instance, they may not feel the safety of their own home, since they do not know that they are at home. As a result they are often given drugs to manage the distress. A new study finds that to a certain degree music therapy given by a trained therapists - including singing, playing, or just listening - can also put patients at ease.

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