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Papers

(The median citation count of Nordic Journal of Music Therapy is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Attunement in expressive arts therapy: Toward an understanding of embodied empathy (2nd edition)	19
When (if) to stop?: Music therapy with persons living with severe dementia – Reflections on years of care and connection	17
Rhythmic exercises as tools for rehabilitation following cerebellar stroke: A case study integrating music therapy and physiotherapy techniques	15
Shaping the digital space: Exploring relationships in online music therapy session delivery	14
Gratitude for professional service	11
Music therapists’ perceptions on their role and status in medical settings in France: A survey study	10
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	9
Playlist intervention to reduce anxiety for inpatients in standard electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): An exploratory randomised controlled trial	8
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	7
Exploring music in the everyday lives of autistic women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis	7
Where’s the evidence? A complex question for complex times	7
Upcoming events	6
Duet	6
Together in song: Designing a singing for health group intervention for older people living in the community	6
Trauma-informed music therapy: Theory and practice	6
Examining music therapist behaviors during intervention delivery: A retrospective video analysis	6
Validation of item pool for early adolescents’ emotional skills assessment in music therapy	6
Upcoming events	6
Ethical reflections on social media use within music therapy: A conversational focus group study	5
Upcoming events	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
Musical immersion	5
Music therapy in a multicultural context: A handbook for music therapy students and professionals	4
Music listening for improvement of sleep in post-acute rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury: A feasibility study	4
The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial	4

Parent perspectives of telehealth compared to in-person family-centred music therapy for their autistic child in Hong Kong: A qualitative study	4
The meaning in life: A qualitative co-research study on guided imagery and music in early-stage dementia	4
Live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial	4
Therapeutic songwriting to enhance wellbeing and decrease depression in older people living in residential care: A lyrics analysis of participant-composed songs	4
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
Collaborative roles of music therapists and teachers for students on the autism spectrum: An integrative review	3
Neuropsychological assessments to evaluate cognition in music therapy and music-based interventions for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A descriptive systematic review	3
Upcoming events	3
Integrating innovation: Arts technologies for aiding recovery in rehabilitation	3
Depressed adults’ experiences of listening to their own clinical improvisations at home: A process evaluation of the music therapy homework	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
The research pipeline	3
Exploring the lived experiences of young autistic adults in Nordoff-Robbins music therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	2
Moving towards anti-oppressive practice in music therapy	2
Upcoming events	2
Music therapists’ perceptions of creating safety in the context of trauma with children and adolescents: A qualitative study	2
Upcoming events	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
Music therapy assessments	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 response to Blauth and Oldfield’s “Research into increasing resilience in children with autism through music therapy: Statistical analysis of video data”	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
Embracing technological possibilities in the telehealth delivery of interactive music therapy	2
Promoting emotional skills in early adolescents with mental health conditions in music therapy – a content analysis of focus group interviews	2
Music therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A scoping review	2
A framework to support prioritisation of music therapy resources in an acute paediatric healthcare setting	2
Challenges and innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey of music therapy educators	2
Breaking strings: Explorations of mistakes in music therapy	2
Ethical thinking in music therapy. Second edition	2
Music-mechanisms at the core of music therapy: Towards a format for a description of music therapy micro-interventions	2
Upcoming events	2
Music therapy during weaning from mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: Study protocol for a randomised control trial	1
Zooming in and zooming out: What we read when we read in a journal	1
Music therapy for young children with acquired communication impairments: An international survey of clinical practices	1
Upcoming events	1
Upcoming events	1
Music therapy for children on the autism spectrum: Improved social interaction observed by multiple informants across different social contexts	1
Experiences of online music therapy placements in response to COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia: Pedagogical considerations for supporting student learning	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
Reflective Lullaby Writing with two mother-infant dyads who recently experienced an admission to a neonatal intensive care unit	1
Reviewers 2021–2023	1
Synchronization during Improvised Active Music Therapy in clients with Parkinson’s disease	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
Intersectionality in the arts psychotherapies	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
Music moves – Ettlingen dementia study: Protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial	1

Development and implementation of self-care strategies in undergraduate music therapy students: A qualitative thematic analysis	1
Upcoming events	1
The art of reading and academic musing	1