drum therapy for depression and Anxiety

Anxiety and Depression

Please also look at pages for PTSD, Child/Adolescents and Addiction for additional studies that report significant improvements in anxiety and depression. Several works that study multiple effects are listed with one condition or population, such as adolescents or addiction, but still include evidence of group percussion improving mood states including anxiety and depression.

Effect of group empowerment drumming on cognitive performance and mood in women with fibromyalgia
Aquino, (Dissertation)
California State University, Fullerton.

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Immediate effects of group-based wellness drumming on affective states in university students
RenéeMungas, Michael J.Silverman

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Effects of Community African Drumming on Generalised Anxiety in Adolescents David Akombo

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Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates recovery Rosie Perkins, Sara Ascenso, Louise Atkins, Daisy Fancourt and Aaron Williamon

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African drumming: a holistic approach to reducing stress and improving health? Carine Smith, Jeandre T. Viljoen and Lauren McGeachie

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Therapeutic Potential of a Drum and Dance Ceremony Based on the African Ngoma Tradition
Ava l. Vinsett, Miuriel Price, Kenneth Wilson

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Anxiety and Depression

Effect of group empowerment drumming on cognitive performance and mood in women with fibromyalgiaAquino, (​Dissertation)California State University, Fullerton.

​Immediate effects of group-based wellness drumming on affective states in university students RenéeMungas, Michael J.Silverman

​Effects of Community African Drumming on Generalised Anxiety in Adolescents David Akombo

​Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates recovery Rosie Perkins, Sara Ascenso, Louise Atkins, Daisy Fancourt and Aaron Williamon