"We found that people often expressed their inner pressure and feelings by drumming or with the tones produced with a mallet instrument. Some people described their playing experience as cathartic."
Fellow researcher professor Christian Gold, also Editor-in-Chief of the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, adds:
"Music therapy has specific qualities that allow people to express themselves and interact in a non-verbal way – even in situations when they cannot find the words to describe their inner experiences."
Psychiatrist Dr Mike Crawford, of Imperial College London, who reviewed the study, says:
"Music-making is social, pleasurable and meaningful. It has been argued that music-making engages people in ways that words may simply not be able to."
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