[Anorexia nervosa and music therapy]. / Anorexie mentale et musicothérapie.

Supporting people suffering from anorexia nervosa remains a challenge. While traditional treatment focuses more on speech and its emergence for the patient and family, non-medicinal and non-verbal therapies are used more systematically, sometimes as a last resort. Yet, as a non-verbal mediated therapy, music therapy can find a legitimate place and complement all the psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, somatic, dietetic and nursing areas where speech already circulates.

[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and music therapy]. / Bronchopneumopathie chronique obstructive et musicothérapie.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with disabling co-morbidities can benefit from music therapy devices that are effective on anxiety, dyspnea, depression and quality of life. This complementary support therapy is easy to implement, in hospital or at home, and allows the patient to take ownership of this self-care.

[Depression and music therapy: the receptive composite montage with a projective focus]. / Dépression et musicothérapie : le montage composite réceptif à visée projective.

Depression is a frequent mood disorder that requires a consensual therapeutic arsenal combining psychotropic drugs and psychotherapies. When depression requires hospitalization, particularly in the context of a major depressive disorder, having an integrative tool that induces a state of relaxation, positive mood and anticipation within twenty minutes is useful for patients and care teams. The Receptive Projective Composite Montage is a standardized music therapy device with evaluated effectiveness that can fulfill this role.

[Prematurity and music therapy: harmonic encounters?] / Prématurité et musicothérapie : rencontres harmoniques ?

Premature birth can cause complications of varying nature and intensity in the child's development. The developmental care given to babies born prematurely is of major importance to their physical and psychological development. After clinical assessment, music therapy can be integrated into this care. It is a source of observed benefits.

[Art therapy, Alzheimer's disease and identity? Mrs Lila and the return to herself]. / Art-thérapie, maladie d'Alzheimer, identité et retour vers soi.

Alzheimer's disease and related syndromes require non-medicated support in which art therapy can play a vital role. The practice of therapy in people with these diseases must be based on targeted, flexible and capable of being assessed. Presentation of a clinical case.

[Alzheimer's disease and singing: an application in mediated therapy]. / Chant et démence de type Alzheimer, une application en thérapie médiatisée.

A study was conducted on the implementation and evaluation of a therapeutic device by singing in a protected unit for elderly people with Alzheimer's dementia. This randomised and controlled research consists of an experimental group participating in the therapeutic mediation device by singing, and a group benefiting from conventional care. The results indicate that the therapeutic mediation device of singing significantly promotes emotional expression, self-awareness, and acts on the psycho-behavioural disorders of older subjects.

[Art-therapy in anorexia: the mediative elements?]. / Art-thérapie et anorexie mentale: quels objets médiateurs?

Art does not have any inherent curative property; it is used as a therapeutic medium. Three mediative elements, depending on their specificities, have a role to play in the intrapsychic and interpersonal transformation of the patient: the creation the art-therapist and the group of participants. This article looks at the different components of art-therapy used in the treatment of anorexia.

[Child developmental disorder and art therapy]. / Dysharmonie évolutive et art-thérapie.

Accompanying the art therapy of a young girl suffering from evolutive disharmony shows how this therapeutic mediation can be used in a beneficial way. As part of the workshop proposed by carers, the use of painting and collages of different materials led to a transformation process. The girl became less aggressive, more receptive to her emotions and more open to the outside world.

[Equine-assisted therapy in child psychiatry]. / La médiation equine en pédopsychiatrie.

The use of a horse or pony as a therapeutic tool is often presented in the media as a recent phenomenon. A survey of 103 institutions shows that it is in fact an approach well rooted in child and adolescent psychiatry. However, professionals who use equine-assisted therapy are calling for an assessment to be carried out enabling them to hone their practices.