These articles and texts have been identified during the development of this page by the authors and reviewers. They provide additional information on the role and practice of this professional group in palliative care. This is not an exhaustive list. References were selected for their relevance, and have not been formally reviewed for quality. The Australian Music Therapy Association has an archive list of literature relevant to palliative care
http://www.austmta.org.au/ and some of this literature is included here.

Clements-Cortes A. The use of music in facilitating emotional expression in the terminally ill. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2004 Jul-Aug;21(4):255-60.

Evans D. The effectiveness of music as an intervention for hospital patients: a systematic review. J Adv Nurs. 2002 Jan;37(1):8-18

Gallagher LM, Lagman R, Walsh D, Davis MP, Legrand SB. The clinical effects of music therapy in palliative medicine. Support Care Cancer. 2006 Aug;14(8):859-66. Epub 2006 Mar 15

Hilliard R. Music therapy in hospice and Palliative care: a review of the empirical data. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2005 Jun;2(2):173-178. Epub 2005 Apr 7.

Hilliard RE. The effects of music therapy on the quality and length of life of people diagnosed with terminal cancer. J Music Ther. 2003 Summer;40(2):113-37. 

Hilliard RE. The use of music therapy in meeting the multidimensional needs of hospice patients and families. J Palliat Care. 2001 Autumn;17(3):161-6.

Horne-Thompson A, Grocke D. The effect of music therapy on anxiety in patients who are terminally ill. J Palliat Med. 2008 May;11(4):582-90

Horne-Thompson, A., Daveson, B., & Hogan, B. A project investigating music therapy referral trends within palliative care: An Australian perspective. J Music Ther, 2007. 44(2), 139-155.

Krout RE. The effects of single-session music therapy interventions on the observed and self-reported levels of pain control, physical comfort, and relaxation of hospice patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2001 Nov-Dec;18(6):383-90

O’Callaghan, C., & Magill, L. Effect of music therapy on oncologic staff bystanders: A substantive grounded theory. Palliative and Supportive Care (in press).

O'Callaghan, C. Lullament: Lullaby and lament therapeutic qualities actualized through music therapy. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2008. 25(2), 93-99.

O’Callaghan, C., Sexton, M., & Wheeler, G. (2007). Music therapy as a non-pharmacological anxiolytic for paediatric radiotherapy patients. Australasian Radiology, 51, 159-162.

O'Kelly J, Koffman J Multidisciplinary perspectives of music therapy in adult palliative care. Palliat Med. 2007 Apr;21(3):235-41

Ostermann T, Schmid W. Music therapy in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive literature review. Expert Rev Neurother. 2006 Apr;6(4):469-77. Review.

Wlodarczyk N. The effect of music therapy on the spirituality of persons in an in-patient hospice unit as measured by self-report. J Music Ther. 2007 Summer;44(2):113-22.

Books
Dileo, C., & Loewy, J. (Eds). (2005). Music therapy at the end of life. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Books.

Forrest, L.C. (2000). Addressing issues of ethnicity and identity in palliative care through music therapy. Music therapy with the terminally ill child (209-217). In M. A. Froehlich (ed). Music therapy with hospitalized children. Jeffrey Books, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Hilliard, R. E. (2005). Hospice and palliative care music therapy: A guide to program development and clinical care. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Books. pp. 37-52.

Krout, R. E. (2000). Hospice and palliative music therapy: A continuum of creative caring. In American Music Therapy Association (Ed.), Effectiveness of music therapy procedures: Documentation of research and clinical practice – 3rd edition (pp. 323-411). Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association.

O’Callaghan, C. (2004). Music therapy in palliative care. In G. Hanks, N. MacDonald, N. Cherny, & K. Calman (Eds.). The Oxford textbook of palliative medicine (3rd ed., pp. 1041-1046). Oxford: OUP.

Pavlicevic M. ed. (2005). Music therapy in children's hospices. Jessie's fund in action. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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Last updated 27 October 2008