Download or read book Music Therapy Research and Practice in Medicine written by David Aldridge and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores music as a healing treatment for a variety of medical conditions, including AIDS, cancer, coma, senile dementia, and autism in children. Describes the underlying concept of humans as symphonic rather than mechanical beings, how music therapy research is conducted, and the place of music in a variety of medical settings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR