does classical music help cure mental illness?

Question

does classical music help cure mental illness?

Answer 1

It may cause it if you dont like classical music.Ex...If I was stuck in an elevator for 5 hours and all that was playing was classical music I may have to enter myself in a funny farm.

Answer 2

Many of todays mental ailments are stress related. Classical music, specifically the slower movements, and other types of slow music can case a physical relaxation response in the human body, this in turn brings a change of ones mental attitude.
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Music and the mentally ill
Music can be an effective tool for the mentally or emotionally ill. Autism is one disorder that has been particularly researched. Music therapy has enabled some autistic children to relate to others and have improved learning skills. Substance abuse, schizophrenia, paranoia, and disorders of personality, anxiety, and affect are all conditions that may be benefited by music therapy. In these groups, participation and social interaction are promoted through music. Reality orientation is improved. Patients are helped to develop coping skills, reduce stress, and express their feelings.

Answer 3

i have never heard anyone make that claim, but if you take the stance that music is therapeutic (which it definitely is for me), classical music can be calming, relaxing, or deeply emotional. there are some classical pieces that make me cry, and others that annoy me. it all depends on the piece and the listener.

on another hand, though, all music is a great way for us to gain insights into other people and how they tick. i find that if you listen o any music closely enough, you will hear the personality of the musician reflected through it. for me, as a musician and a listener, it's a vehicle to help me better understand people. in that way, it has helped my life exponentially. it reminds me that we're all human and we all experience these feelings that can be powerful enough to move us to write great pieces of music, classical or non-classical.

Answer 4

not sure on that one - but here are two stories

When I was in college - our class of 12 went throught 2 years of music theory - then was asked to write down our top 3 composers we liked to listen to their music. Now, theory is the writing of music - first year you learn the rules - second year you break the rules.
We were a diverse background - singers, keyboard people, instrumental, and an electric guitar dude.
We all split on 2 & 3, but were solid on #1 - J S Bach!

Second - a farmer in the midwest played music to his cornfields - one classical - one hard rock - the resuts:
hard rock - deformed - smaller yeild
classical music - larger than average yield, healthy plants

don't now if it will cure - but it should help

best of luck

Answer 5

I wouldn't know, but I have a thing called "Asperger's Syndrome" (not a mental illness, but a brain difference that one of the symptoms is that can make me more anxious at times.)

When I had Occupational Therapy, I had to listen to these specially-tuned CDs of classical music that were supposed to help me stay calm throughout the day, but it would somehow trigger Neurotypicals (people who don't have autism or Asperger's) to get really angry... O_O weird...

Answer 6

I'm sorry I can't find the article at the moment, but I did read recently that institutionalized patients who were exposed to classical music tended to act out less and were more responsive to treatment. It's not a cure, to be sure, but a good therapeutic measure to include in treatment.

Answer 7

"classical music" isn't all one thing. It's not all "relaxing" or something. Some is very erratic and hyperactive and violent. Some is wild and some is erotic. It's like saying, "Can watching movies cure mental illness?"

Answer 8

Music therapy has been around for a while now, and it's becoming a little more mainstream. It has proven to help with psycosis, mental disorders and has even helped children heal faster from injury.

Answer 9

it doesn't CURE anything.

But it does calm and relax, so I'm sure it does have some posotive attributes for mental illness

Answer 10

I heard it does but I am not sure, look it up on http://www.webmd.com under mental problems ot search mental illness on google