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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Attunement in expressive arts therapy: Toward an understanding of embodied empathy (2nd edition)	24
The LongSTEP approach: Theoretical framework and intervention protocol for using parent-driven infant-directed singing as resource-oriented music therapy	17
When (if) to stop?: Music therapy with persons living with severe dementia – Reflections on years of care and connection	11
Rhythmic exercises as tools for rehabilitation following cerebellar stroke: A case study integrating music therapy and physiotherapy techniques	10
Shaping the digital space: Exploring relationships in online music therapy session delivery	10
Where’s the evidence? A complex question for complex times	9
Exploring music in the everyday lives of autistic women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis	9
Creating a prenatal song for an unborn infant during a music therapy program: A longitudinal and microanalytic case study from before birth to three months of age	8
Gratitude for professional service	7
Music therapists’ perceptions on their role and status in medical settings in France: A survey study	6
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	6
Together in song: Designing a singing for health group intervention for older people living in the community	5
Upcoming events	5
Trauma-informed music therapy: Theory and practice	5
Examining music therapist behaviors during intervention delivery: A retrospective video analysis	5
Upcoming events	5
Validation of item pool for early adolescents’ emotional skills assessment in music therapy	5
Duet	5
The meaning in life: A qualitative co-research study on guided imagery and music in early-stage dementia	4
Where are the mixed methods research studies?	4
Ethical reflections on social media use within music therapy: A conversational focus group study	4
Musical immersion	4
Unleashing the potential of chaos: How music therapists and young people can engage chaos as a resource in short-term music therapy groups	4
Upcoming events	4
Music therapy in a multicultural context: A handbook for music therapy students and professionals	3

Music listening for improvement of sleep in post-acute rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury: A feasibility study	3
Upcoming events	3
The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial	3
Parent perspectives of telehealth compared to in-person family-centred music therapy for their autistic child in Hong Kong: A qualitative study	3
Neurological music therapy for poststroke depression, activity of daily living and cognitive function: A pilot randomized controlled study	3
Live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial	3
“The room is a mess”: Exploring the co-creation of space for attunement dynamics between an autistic child and a non-autistic music therapist	3
Integrating innovation: Arts technologies for aiding recovery in rehabilitation	3
The development of the Person Attuned Musical Interactions modified version (PAMI-M) for UK care home staff working with residents with dementia	3
Challenges and innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey of music therapy educators	2
Music therapists’ perceptions of creating safety in the context of trauma with children and adolescents: A qualitative study	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
Neuropsychological assessments to evaluate cognition in music therapy and music-based interventions for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A descriptive systematic review	2
Moving towards anti-oppressive practice in music therapy	2
Upcoming events	2
Upcoming events	2
A framework to support prioritisation of music therapy resources in an acute paediatric healthcare setting	2
Depressed adults’ experiences of listening to their own clinical improvisations at home: A process evaluation of the music therapy homework	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
Breaking strings: Explorations of mistakes in music therapy	2
The research pipeline	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
Ethical thinking in music therapy. Second edition	1
Music therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A scoping review	1
Reviewers 2021–2023	1
Synchronization during Improvised Active Music Therapy in clients with Parkinson’s disease	1
Intersectionality in the arts psychotherapies	1
A qualitative exploration of music therapy practice development in intellectual disability services in Ireland: “The future is the community”	1
Reflective Lullaby Writing with two mother-infant dyads who recently experienced an admission to a neonatal intensive care unit	1
Upcoming events	1
Feasibility of emotion-regulating improvisational music therapy for young adult students with depressive symptoms: A process evaluation	1
A Specialised Antenatal Music Therapy (SAMT) programme for pregnant women with mental health conditions: A mixed-methods proof-of-concept study in Ireland	1
Upcoming events	1
Embracing technological possibilities in the telehealth delivery of interactive music therapy	1
Upcoming events	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
Upcoming events	1
Music moves – Ettlingen dementia study: Protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial	1
Promoting emotional skills in early adolescents with mental health conditions in music therapy – a content analysis of focus group interviews	1
Upcoming events	1
Music therapy assessments	1
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	1
The impact of imitation on engagement in minimally verbal children with autism during improvisational music therapy	1
Zooming in and zooming out: What we read when we read in a journal	1
Enactivist music therapy: Toward theoretical innovation and integration	1
Music therapy for young children with acquired communication impairments: An international survey of clinical practices	1
Upcoming events	1
Development and implementation of self-care strategies in undergraduate music therapy students: A qualitative thematic analysis	1
Portuguese translation and cultural adaptation of the Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS)	0

Growth	0
Experiences of online music therapy placements in response to COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia: Pedagogical considerations for supporting student learning	0
The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for family caregivers of people with dementia: A within subject feasibility study	0
Upcoming events	0
Reflections on reviews	0
Hope and change	0
Nurturing our reflexivity	0
Musical improvisation: A mixed methods study on social interactions in younger and older adults	0
Applications of technology innovations in music therapy practice	0
Respect-focused writing: An invitation to reflexivity in the use of terminology	0
Clinical teletraining in music therapy: Two educators’ perspectives	0
Better together: Mentoring and teamwork in research and publishing	0
Upcoming events	0
Effects of group music therapy on symptoms and functional recovery in outpatients with chronic psychoses: A randomized controlled trial	0
The application of the Music Therapy Visual Schedule Approach (MT-ViSA) within a group music therapy program	0
Exploring parents’ musical agency in resource-oriented music therapy with their preterm infants in the NICU and at home	0
A research-based map of music therapy in the Czech Republic: Comparisons with other arts therapies	0
Dementia-inclusive group-singing online during COVID-19: A qualitative exploration	0
Upcoming events	0
Women trainee therapists’ growth experiences during their Guided Imagery and Music qualification training in South Korea	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
Recommendations for patient-reported outcome use in music therapy practice and research within chronic pain and sickle cell disease populations	0
Small but important steps towards accessible publishing	0
Conversations on echolalia: A qualitative inquiry into autistic adults’ views on echolalia, language, and music	0
A theoretical framework for the use of music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in young children: Multiple case study research	0
The role of music listening in the music therapy process for people with anxiety disorders: The therapist’s perspective	0
Music therapy during weaning from mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: Study protocol for a randomised control trial	0
In memory of Wita Szulc	0
Music therapy for children on the autism spectrum: Improved social interaction observed by multiple informants across different social contexts	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
Upcoming events	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
Transitioning to teletherapy during COVID-19	0
The impact of COVID-19 on music therapy provision in Dutch care homes	0
Dedicated low-cost electronic ocarina for people with COPD: Rationale and prototype development	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
Future music therapy programming and research for adults with substance use disorders: A reflexive thematic analysis of service user recommendations	0
Collective experiences in medical music therapy teams during COVID-19	0
Using GlassOuse assistive technology to facilitate original music creation with GarageBand by a patient with tetraplegia	0
Stimulating neuroplasticity: Therapeutic applications of an extended digital musical instrument	0
Personalized audio montage: Impact of a receptive music therapy method-variation on youth experiencing homelessness	0
Supporting Asian international music therapy students in the United States: A thematic analysis	0
Group music therapy for people living with mental health conditions in the community: A pilot longitudinal quantitative micro-analysis study	0
Hope for in-person human connection in a virtual music therapy world	0
Music of hate, music for healing: Paired stories from the hate music industry and the profession of music therapy	0
Music therapy in children and young people’s palliative care	0
The role of technology in music therapy, occupational therapy, and co-treatment of an injured United States service member	0
Songs of discovery for music therapy: A practical resource for therapists and educators	0
HOPE – The dream we carry	0
Navigating the “Lil Peep” paradox: Professional discretion in music therapy for young people	0
Upcoming events	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
Music therapy approaches to support relationship quality in couples living with dementia: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of music therapists’ reflections	0
Group rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: A case study combining music and physiotherapy	0
Three aspects of dialogue in music therapy: A theoretical treatise	0
Upcoming events	0
Self-care and creativity: A group therapeutic songwriting intervention protocol for caregivers of people with dementia	0
Health care workers’ perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of music therapy within medication-free treatment services	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
Research into increasing resilience in children with autism through music therapy: Statistical analysis of video data	0
Upcoming events	0
Upcoming events	0
Understanding the impact of international music therapy student placements on music therapy practice and professional identity	0
Moments of fun: Narratives of children’s experiences of music therapy in mental health care	0
Music therapy spanning from NICU to home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Israeli parents’ experiences in the LongSTEP Trial	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
Understanding awareness of music therapy in parents of children with special needs in India: A survey study	0
The Music Therapy Studio: Empowering the soul’s truth	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
Music therapy and social recovery in flexible assertive community treatment	0
Inpatient stroke survivors with low gait functioning benefit from music interventions during cardiorespiratory exercise: A randomized cross-over trial	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
Considering case formulation and decision-making processes in music therapy assessment and treatment planning	0
Relationship completion in palliative care music therapy	0
Perceptions of mental health assessment and resource-oriented music therapy assessment in a child and youth mental health service	0
COME_IN: A qualitative framework for content, meanings and intersubjectivity in free dyadic improvisations	0