Doctors used music instead of medication—what they saw in dementia patients was remarkable

A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS’s most vulnerable patients.

Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust have piloted a music therapy approach called MELODIC, across two NHS dementia wards.

More alternatives to psychotropic medication are needed to support dementia patients who experience severe distress.

The pilot study involved a music therapist being…

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