Music Therapy for People With Schizophrenia and Relates Psychosis.

The Music Therapy for People With Schizophrenia and Relates Psychosis: Effects on Symptoms, Self-esteem, Self-stigma, Social Cognition, Social Functioning and Quality of Live. Clinical Trial.

Treatment of symptoms, rehabilitation of cognitive deficits, improvement of social functioning and quality of life in schizophrenia and other psychoses are approached through a comprehensive strategy that combines psychopharmacology with psychosocial interventions. However, despite the efficacy of these interventions, this is not the same in all patients, and a large percentage do not achieve functional recovery.

The aim of this research is to carry out a randomized trial on the effects of a music therapy (MT) program, implemented in addition to the usual pharmacological and psychosocial rehabilitation (TAU), on symptoms, self-esteem, internalized stigma, social cognition, social functioning and the quality of life in these patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patients will be diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder in accordance with DSM-IV-TR criteria using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR (SCID-I).
• The patients will all clinically stable with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and regularly attended in the state approved centre for psychosocial attention CREAP (Centro de Referencia Estatal para la Atención Psicosocial) in Valencia (Spain).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous brain damage
• Substance abuse in the last year
• Display of mood disorders
• Organic or substance based mental disorders
• Disrupted symptomatology
• Serious symptoms with difficulty in understanding the implications of informed consent and not replying in the interviews and assessment questionnaires