Music for displaced dyads: a mixed methods feasibility study on the impact of music therapy on the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee families
This study is the first to demonstrate the feasibility and potential efficacy of MT for improving mental health and parent-child dynamics among displaced Ukrainian families. Findings support MT as a low-cost, trauma-informed, and scalable intervention. Further research is needed to evaluate its impact in larger, culturally diverse refugee populations through randomized controlled trials.
Authors
- Tamar Hadar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-0360)
- Fabia Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1327-1080)
- Elizabeth Coombes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1225-1184)
- Anthony Mangiacotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1535-4974)
- Letitia Slabu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7050-2474)
Institutions
- NSW Department of Education (AU)
- Middlesex University London (GB)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1707023
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research