NDLI: Music therapy for improving mental health problems of offenders in correctional settings: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Author	Chen, Xi Jing Leith, Helen Aarø, Leif Edvard Manger, Terje Gold, Christian
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of music therapy on improving the mental health of offenders in correctional settings.Multiple databases and journals were searched to identify randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized controlled trials of music therapy for offenders in correctional settings.Five studies (n = 409; predominantly male) were included in random-effects meta-analyses. Music therapy was effective for promoting offenders’ self-esteem (Hedges’ g = 0.55, p < 0.001) and social functioning (g = 0.35, p < 0.05). Effects on anxiety and depression depended on the number of sessions. For both outcomes, the studies with 20 or more sessions had larger effects than the study that had fewer than 20 sessions, and this difference was statistically significant (Q = 11.88, df = 1, p < 0.001, anxiety; Q = 9.16, df = 1, p = 0.002, depression). No significant effects were found on behavior management or between different music therapy approaches.Music therapy may be helpful for offenders to improve mental health. Future studies should consider including offenders of both genders, using larger sample sizes, and examining long-term effects. Publication bias may be an issue for this review given the small number of studies and the small sample sizes.
Starting Page	209
Ending Page	228
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15733750
Journal	Journal of Experimental Criminology
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15728315
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-02-20
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Forensic psychiatry Prison Depression Anxiety Psychotherapy Randomized controlled trials Criminology & Criminal Justice Political Science Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law

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