SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
A Systematic Review of Scientific Studies on the Effects of Music in People with or at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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- Effectiveness of music therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder: meta-analysis and potential biological mechanisms.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of music interventions in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of Rhythmic Motor and Behavioral Intervention on Motor and Social Performance in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Available Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder: From Old Strategies to New Options.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Impact of Relaxation and Music Intervention on Psychological and Gastrointestinal Health in Military Recruits: A Prospective Study.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
- Creative arts-based interventions for the improvement of PTSD symptoms in young people: a meta-analysis with a focus on non-Western populations.Nature. Mental health · 2025Article
- The neuroesthetics of music as an alternative therapeutic model for enhancing youth mental wellbeing.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- A Self-Narrative Study: Changes in Physical Ability and Social Communication in Children with Autism through Taekwondo Training with Elements of Music Therapy from the Parents' Perspective.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Improved emotion differentiation under reduced acoustic variability of speech in autism.BMC medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is globally increasing, and the current available interventions show variable success. Thus, there is a growing interest in additional interventions such as music therapy (MT). Therefore, we aimed to provide a comprehensive and systematic review of music and people with, or at risk of, ASD. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines and used PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science as databases, with "music", "music therapy", "autism spectrum disorder", and "ASD" as search terms. Among the identified and screened articles, 81 out of 621 qualified as scientific studies involving a total of 43,353 participants. These studies investigated the peculiarities of music perception in people with ASD, as well as the effects of music and MT in this patient group. Most of the music-based interventions were beneficial in improving social, emotional, and behavioural problems. However, the availability of studies utilizing a rigorous randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was scarce. Most of the studies had a small sample size, and the applied therapeutic and scientific research methods were heterogeneous.
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