OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Nordic Journal of Music Therapy is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Attunement in expressive arts therapy: Toward an understanding of embodied empathy (2nd edition)	20
When (if) to stop?: Music therapy with persons living with severe dementia – Reflections on years of care and connection	17
Shaping the digital space: Exploring relationships in online music therapy session delivery	15
Rhythmic exercises as tools for rehabilitation following cerebellar stroke: A case study integrating music therapy and physiotherapy techniques	15
Music-oriented parent counseling to promote improvement in level of parental stress, quality of life and the use of music in everyday life among parents of children with autism: A mixed-methods random	10
Gratitude for professional service	10
Music therapists’ perceptions on their role and status in medical settings in France: A survey study	9
Playlist intervention to reduce anxiety for inpatients in standard electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): An exploratory randomised controlled trial	8
Trauma-informed music therapy: Theory and practice	7
Where’s the evidence? A complex question for complex times	7
Validation of item pool for early adolescents’ emotional skills assessment in music therapy	7
Exploring music in the everyday lives of autistic women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis	7
Upcoming events	7
Upcoming events	6
Examining music therapist behaviors during intervention delivery: A retrospective video analysis	6
Duet	6
Upcoming events	6
Musical immersion	5
Unleashing the potential of chaos: How music therapists and young people can engage chaos as a resource in short-term music therapy groups	5
Live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial	4
Music therapy in a multicultural context: A handbook for music therapy students and professionals	4
“The room is a mess”: Exploring the co-creation of space for attunement dynamics between an autistic child and a non-autistic music therapist	4
Ethical reflections on social media use within music therapy: A conversational focus group study	4
Vibroacoustic music therapy for postoperative delirium in the intensive care unit (VIMUD-ICU): Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial	4
Music listening for improvement of sleep in post-acute rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury: A feasibility study	4

Therapeutic songwriting to enhance wellbeing and decrease depression in older people living in residential care: A lyrics analysis of participant-composed songs	4
The meaning in life: A qualitative co-research study on guided imagery and music in early-stage dementia	4
The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial	4
Integrating innovation: Arts technologies for aiding recovery in rehabilitation	4
Parent perspectives of telehealth compared to in-person family-centred music therapy for their autistic child in Hong Kong: A qualitative study	3
The research pipeline	3
Depressed adults’ experiences of listening to their own clinical improvisations at home: A process evaluation of the music therapy homework	3
Upcoming events	3
Neurological music therapy for poststroke depression, activity of daily living and cognitive function: A pilot randomized controlled study	3
The development of the Person Attuned Musical Interactions modified version (PAMI-M) for UK care home staff working with residents with dementia	3
Neuropsychological assessments to evaluate cognition in music therapy and music-based interventions for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A descriptive systematic review	3
Collaborative roles of music therapists and teachers for students on the autism spectrum: An integrative review	3
Music therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A scoping review	2
Ethical thinking in music therapy. Second edition	2
Promoting emotional skills in early adolescents with mental health conditions in music therapy – a content analysis of focus group interviews	2
Moving towards anti-oppressive practice in music therapy	2
Review of developing issues in world music therapy education and training: A plurality of views	2
Breaking strings: Explorations of mistakes in music therapy	2
Music therapy assessments	2
Upcoming events	2
A response to Blauth and Oldfield’s “Research into increasing resilience in children with autism through music therapy: Statistical analysis of video data”	2
Challenges and innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey of music therapy educators	2
Being a person who plays in a band rather than being a person with a mental illness playing in a band: A qualitative study of stigma in the context of music therapy in mental health aftercare	2
Upcoming events	2
A Specialised Antenatal Music Therapy (SAMT) programme for pregnant women with mental health conditions: A mixed-methods proof-of-concept study in Ireland	2
Music therapists’ perceptions of creating safety in the context of trauma with children and adolescents: A qualitative study	2
Drumming-PD/HD: The impact of a pilot group drumming-based music therapy intervention on people living with Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease and their caregivers	2
Upcoming events	2
A framework to support prioritisation of music therapy resources in an acute paediatric healthcare setting	2
Exploring the lived experiences of young autistic adults in Nordoff-Robbins music therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	2
Music-mechanisms at the core of music therapy: Towards a format for a description of music therapy micro-interventions	1
Upcoming events	1
Music moves – Ettlingen dementia study: Protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial	1
The therapeutic potential of including songs that reference drugs and alcohol during music therapy for adults undergoing substance withdrawal: A grounded theory study	1
The usability and feasibility of the Person Attuned Musical Interactions intervention – modified version (PAMI-M) for UK care home staff working with residents with dementia	1
Intersectionality in the arts psychotherapies	1
Upcoming events	1
Upcoming events	1
Embracing technological possibilities in the telehealth delivery of interactive music therapy	1
Reviewers 2021–2023	1
Reflective Lullaby Writing with two mother-infant dyads who recently experienced an admission to a neonatal intensive care unit	1
Upcoming events	1
Enactivist music therapy: Toward theoretical innovation and integration	1
A qualitative exploration of music therapy practice development in intellectual disability services in Ireland: “The future is the community”	1
Music therapy for children on the autism spectrum: Improved social interaction observed by multiple informants across different social contexts	1
Development and implementation of self-care strategies in undergraduate music therapy students: A qualitative thematic analysis	1
Synchronization during Improvised Active Music Therapy in clients with Parkinson’s disease	1
Music therapy for young children with acquired communication impairments: An international survey of clinical practices	1
Upcoming events	1
Zooming in and zooming out: What we read when we read in a journal	1

Music therapy during weaning from mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: Study protocol for a randomised control trial	1
Experiences of online music therapy placements in response to COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia: Pedagogical considerations for supporting student learning	1
Research into increasing resilience in children with autism through music therapy: Statistical analysis of video data	0
Music therapy and social recovery in flexible assertive community treatment	0
Exploring the continuum of music listening for emotion regulation with university students: A meta-ethnography	0
Upcoming events	0
Exploring the experiences of a person with dementia and their spouse who attended a telehealth music therapy programme: Two case examples from Ireland	0
The role of technology in music therapy, occupational therapy, and co-treatment of an injured United States service member	0
Navigating the “Lil Peep” paradox: Professional discretion in music therapy for young people	0
Music therapy approaches to support relationship quality in couples living with dementia: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of music therapists’ reflections	0
Small but important steps towards accessible publishing	0
Relationship completion in palliative care music therapy	0
Better together: Mentoring and teamwork in research and publishing	0
COME_IN: A qualitative framework for content, meanings and intersubjectivity in free dyadic improvisations	0
Hope and change	0
The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for family caregivers of people with dementia: A within subject feasibility study	0
Dedicated low-cost electronic ocarina for people with COPD: Rationale and prototype development	0
Understanding the impact of international music therapy student placements on music therapy practice and professional identity	0
Clinical teletraining in music therapy: Two educators’ perspectives	0
Musical improvisation: A mixed methods study on social interactions in younger and older adults	0
Foundational frameworks supporting selection of music and outcome measures in studies of cognition among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI): An integrative review	0
Stimulating neuroplasticity: Therapeutic applications of an extended digital musical instrument	0
Respect-focused writing: An invitation to reflexivity in the use of terminology	0
Recommendations for patient-reported outcome use in music therapy practice and research within chronic pain and sickle cell disease populations	0
Upcoming events	0
Applications of technology innovations in music therapy practice	0
Exploring the rehabilitative potential of familiar song for a child with acute DoC: A single case analysis of EEG and time-locked video	0
Upcoming events	0
Personalized audio montage: Impact of a receptive music therapy method-variation on youth experiencing homelessness	0
Nurturing our reflexivity	0
A psychometric and interview perspective on change in music therapy with Anna diagnosed with PTSD – a mixed method case study	0
Building relationships between autistic and non-autistic family members through music therapy: An interpretative case study	0
Women trainee therapists’ growth experiences during their Guided Imagery and Music qualification training in South Korea	0
Considering case formulation and decision-making processes in music therapy assessment and treatment planning	0
Graduate music therapists’ experiences of using the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music as a form of supervision: A creative process for exploring work-based issues, professional identity, and pe	0
A theoretical framework for the use of music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in young children: Multiple case study research	0
Conversations on echolalia: A qualitative inquiry into autistic adults’ views on echolalia, language, and music	0
Intercultural music therapy consultation research: Shared humanity in collaborative theory and practice	0
What research questions are we asking in English-language music therapy journals? A descriptive analysis	0
Supporting Asian international music therapy students in the United States: A thematic analysis	0
Growth	0
Upcoming events	0
The impact of COVID-19 on music therapy provision in Dutch care homes	0
Transitioning to teletherapy during COVID-19	0
Exploring parents’ musical agency in resource-oriented music therapy with their preterm infants in the NICU and at home	0
Music, time, and self: A time model for Nordoff-Robbins clinical improvisation	0
Upcoming events	0
A personal reflection on “othering” music in the practice and profession of music therapy	0
Collective experiences in medical music therapy teams during COVID-19	0
Future music therapy programming and research for adults with substance use disorders: A reflexive thematic analysis of service user recommendations	0
The Dementia Coding System (DeCS): Development and initial evaluation of a coding system to assess positive, challenging, and music-related behaviors of people with dementia	0
Do we need a reporting guideline for music-based interventions?	0
Effects of group music therapy on symptoms and functional recovery in outpatients with chronic psychoses: A randomized controlled trial	0
Health care workers’ perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of music therapy within medication-free treatment services	0
The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for women with non-metastatic breast cancer: Exploring effects on distress, quality of life, and neuroendocrine hormone levels	0
A research-based map of music therapy in the Czech Republic: Comparisons with other arts therapies	0
The art of reading and academic musing	0
Artificial intelligence: Collaborator or false friend?	0
Inpatient stroke survivors with low gait functioning benefit from music interventions during cardiorespiratory exercise: A randomized cross-over trial	0
The effects of live vs. pre-recorded monochord sounds on healthy adults: Study protocol for a crossover randomized controlled trial	0
Music therapy Embedded in the Life Of Dementia Inpatient Care (MELODIC) to help manage distress: A mixed methods study protocol for co-designing a complex intervention	0
Songs of discovery for music therapy: A practical resource for therapists and educators	0
The Music Therapy Studio: Empowering the soul’s truth	0
Reflections on reviews	0
“It is my own sky”: A reflexive thematic analysis exploring lived experiences of dyslexic young people in Hong Kong through group songwriting	0
Clarity and specificity in research reporting	0
Group rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: A case study combining music and physiotherapy	0
In memory of Wita Szulc	0
Music therapy spanning from NICU to home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Israeli parents’ experiences in the LongSTEP Trial	0
The role of music listening in the music therapy process for people with anxiety disorders: The therapist’s perspective	0
Using GlassOuse assistive technology to facilitate original music creation with GarageBand by a patient with tetraplegia	0
HOPE – The dream we carry	0
Music of hate, music for healing: Paired stories from the hate music industry and the profession of music therapy	0
‘Getting to know you through music.’ Music therapists’ unique ways of ‘knowing’ their clients and our collective responsibilities to articulate our implicit knowledge	0
Group music therapy for people living with mental health conditions in the community: A pilot longitudinal quantitative micro-analysis study	0
Upcoming events	0
Understanding awareness of music therapy in parents of children with special needs in India: A survey study	0
Structure, agency and community: Using online music gatherings to support social inclusion for people with disabilities in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic	0
Moments of fun: Narratives of children’s experiences of music therapy in mental health care	0