Musical identity of patients with multiple sclerosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Shirlene Vianna Moreira²  Cecília Cavalieri França¹  Marcos Aurélio Moreira²  Marco Aurélio Lana-peixoto² 

[1] ,Federal University of Minas Gerais Medical School CIEM Multiple Sclerosis Investigation CenterBelo Horizonte MG ,Brazil

关键词: music therapy;    multiple sclerosis;    musical autobiography;    quality of life;    musicoterapia;    esclerose múltipla;    autobiografia musical;    qualidade de vida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2009000100012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Musical autobiographies consist of a powerful therapeutic tool by which individuals define themselves. The use of this technique may help (re)construction personal identities and improve quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Eight adult patients on treatment at CIEM Multiple Sclerosis Investigation Center after selecting 10 to 15 pieces of music most significant in their lives were interviewed. The data collected were classified according to Even Rudd categories, which reveal how a person expresses his personal, social, temporal and transpersonal identities. We observed that recall of musical history makes MS patients get better perception both of their feelings and body awareness, as well as provide them with an alternative way to express themselves, activate and contextualize affective memories, and achieving a sense of life continuity in spite of the disease.

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