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Treat Alzheimer’s Disease with Music Therapy

Alzheimer’s Disease is the sixth leading cause of death1, and 5.8 million Americans 65 and older live with it. With Alzheimer’s disease…

6 min readOct 15, 2023

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Treat Alzheimer’s Disease with Music Therapy

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Overcome Vicarious Trauma, Heal, and Grow!

79% of health care workers report secondary stress symptoms and vicarious post-traumatic growth1. So in this video, we’re going to talk…

9 min readJun 6, 2022

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Overcome Vicarious Trauma, Heal, and Grow!

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The MUSIC THERAPIST is a SHAMAN: how both use spirituality to heal

Music therapists are modern-day shamans because they bring back the original purpose of music, which is to enhance the conditions for…

8 min readMar 5, 2022

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JD Hogue

The Same — A Poem by Ryker Dixon

You, the unsatisfied friend (soft).

2 min readFeb 14, 2022

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The Same — A Poem by Ryker Dixon

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Treat Parkinson’s Disease with Music Therapy: Here’s How

Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects your motor skills, such as having difficulty with walking and tremors, and causes other problems like…

4 min readJan 10, 2022

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Treat Parkinson’s Disease with Music Therapy: Here’s How

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How to Deal with Grief

Between 10% 1 and 50% 2 of people who have just lost a loved one are at risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder. Mental health providers appear to…

5 min readNov 30, 2021

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How to Deal with Grief

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What Does Music Therapy Do Against Cancer Symptoms?

Cancer patients face problems with depression1, distress and fatigue2, pain3, and more. There are, however, nonpharmacological ways to…

3 min readNov 5, 2021

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What Is Music Therapy?

The American Music Therapy Association (2005)1 has its official definition, but I like to define Music Therapy as the intentional use of…

6 min readAug 8, 2021

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What Is Music Therapy?

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What Music Does To Your Brain

Even before you are born, the auditory perception of music is processed by the auditory network in the brain. When music is played, brain…

5 min readJun 28, 2021

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What Music Does To Your Brain

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How the Creative Arts Therapies Treat PTSD

Having PTSD means you’re more likely to have Coronary Heart Disease1, dementia2, and TBI, at least for civilians3. But, veterans with PTSD…

5 min readJun 2, 2021

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How the Creative Arts Therapies Treat PTSD

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JD Hogue

JD Hogue

I am a statistician and a board-certified Music Therapist with two Master’s degrees: MS Quantitative Psychology and MM Music Therapy. www.jdhogue.weebly.com

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