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Can Heavy Metal Music Cause Depression?

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Researchers have discovered that those who enjoy metal music tend to display positive behavioral outcomes, including lower suicide rates and reduced emotional problems. Non-metal listeners were seen to exhibit more problematic behaviors. Unfortunately, such perceptions can influence social attitudes, policy decisions and therapeutic recommendations. 1. It Can Help You Deal With Stress Heavy metal music […]

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Does Sad Music Make Depression Worse?

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Studies have demonstrated the power of music to provide emotional rewards such as imagination, emotional regulation and empathy. Researchers presented participants clips of classical music ranging from upbeat pieces like Offenbach’s cheerful “Infernal Gallop” and melancholy pieces such as Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings; their findings demonstrated that depressed people preferred sad tunes over upbeat

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Are Musicians Depressed?

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Mac Miller, Avicii, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington all died prematurely due to depression in music. These events have raised serious concerns regarding mental health in music; more musicians have spoken out in regards to it this year; several even cancelled tours to prioritize their mental well-being. Gross and Musgrave conducted a

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Sad Music and Depression

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Researchers asked participants to listen to music clips such as Jacques Offenbach’s exuberant “Infernal Galop” and Samuel Barber’s melancholic Adagio for Strings; participants with depression preferred listening to sad music more than happy tunes. Sad music may provide psychological rewards like understanding feelings, savoring emotions, emotional communion and comfort – findings which could inform music

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