Music Therapy
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Clinicians' manual for music therapy in acute psychiatry
The art and science of music therapy : a handbook
Books
Books can be found by browsing the Catalogue or the sheves at the following call numbers:
ML3920 Music therapy
ML3830 Music psychology
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Key databases
Contains citations with abstracts to articles published in nursing and allied health journals. Also covers relevant materials from biomedicine, management, behavioural sciences, health sciences librarianship, education, and consumer health.
PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. The database includes literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. The sources include professional journals, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally.
Contains citations and abstracts covering a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
A bibliography of music literature which covers all aspects of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology,instruments and voice, dance and music therapy. It also includes other fields as they realte to music, including librarianship, literature, dramatic arts, visual arts, anthropology, sociology, philosophy and physics.
Other databases
A source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care, designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
Includes citations for biomedical articles and provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.
Browse all databases for Music
Browse all databases for Psychology
Browse all databases for Occupational Therapy
Specialised Resources
Web Sites
The Australian Music Therapy Association
The American Music Therapy Association
Voices: A world forum on music therapy
Nordoff-Robbins: Music Therapy Australia
Music Therapy Research and Resources
MuSICA: Music and Science Information Computer Archive
Music Therapy Online Information & Resources Temple University


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