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- Title
A Pianist's Technique Rehabilitation After Post-Traumatic Stress: An Autoethnographic Study.
- Authors
Lewis, Carla; van der Merwe, Liesl
- Abstract
Individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have access to a number of sources detailing the neuropsychological effects and influence of PTSD on their day-to-day lives. While the information on the effects and influence of PTSD may be helpful in understanding the scope of the disorder, there is a lack of knowledge on how to rehabilitate musicians, specifically pianists, who experience these effects. PTSD is especially detrimental to a pianist's abilities, and consequently, without concentrated rehabilitation strategies designed to combat the effects of PTSD, pianists suffering from PTSD may forfeit professional opportunities resulting in loss of livelihood and income. After the first author's experience with PTSD, she suffered from the same effects frequently described in the literature. Through personal journalling, informed music teaching, and self-reflection, she aimed to discover whether musical rehabilitation was possible.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress disorder; MUSIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; MENTAL health; QUALITATIVE research; ETHNOLOGY research; EXPERIENCE; THEMATIC analysis; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL hygiene
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 8/9, p732
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1177/10497323241226565