Persian Medicine-Informed Music Therapy as Supportive Care in Oncology: Clinical Perspectives and Integrative Potential
Background: Cancer patients frequently experience pain, anxiety, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and emotional distress during and after treatment. Music therapy is increasingly used as a supportive oncology intervention, while Persian Medicine (PM) has historically recognized music (samʿ) as a therapeutic [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Authors
- Mehdi Pasalar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-2626)
- Ghazaleh Heydarirad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-5918)
- Nadia Rahimizade
Institutions
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/26isfam163
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00