Our Publications & Research

Selected Staff Publications
Our mission includes performing research and publishing material to further advance the care provided to our patients and enhance the practice of medical music therapy. Below are selected publications from current and past staff members.

Books:
Dileo, C. & Loewy, J. (2005). Music Therapy at End of Life. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Book. ISB 0977027805


Loewy, J. & Frisch-Hara, A. (2007, 2002). Caring for the caregiver: The use of music and music therapy in grief and trauma. Silver Spring, Md.: American Music Therapy Association. ML3920 .C3 2002  

Loewy, J. (2007, 2003, 1999). Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NY, NY : Satchnote Armstrong Press.

Loewy, J. (1997). Music Therapy and Pediatric Pain. Cherry Hill, NJ:  Jeffrey Books

Research ,Chapters and Articles:
Loewy, J. (2007). Music Therapy in Cancer Care: From Life to Death, in Complementary Cancer Care, In Barraclough, J. (Ed), Enhancing Cancer Care: Complementary therapy and support. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN13: 978-0-19-929755-9

Loewy, J. (2007). The Role of Music Therapy in Medical Practice and Healthcare Communities, In Edwards, J. (Ed), Music and Health. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press

Loewy, J., Hallan, C., Friedman, E. & Martinez, C. Sleep/Sedation in Children Undergoing EEG Testing: A Comparison of Chloral Hydrate and Music Therapy, American Journal of Electrodiagnostic Technology, Vol 46, No.4, December 2006

Loewy, J., Altilio T. & Dietrich, M. (2005). Preparing for the Passage in Music Therapy at End of Life, In Dileo C. & Loewy, J. (Eds) Music Therapy at End of Life. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Book. ISB 0977027805

*Loewy, J. Hallan, C., Friedman, E. & Martinez, C. (2005). Sleep/Sedation in Children Undergoing EEG Testing:  A Comparison of Chloral Hydrate and Music Therapy, Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing 20 (5), 323-31. This article was selected by the Journal's review panel for the association's 2005 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award. All articles considered for this Award were published during the 2005 volume year.  A panel of perianesthesia nurses and a second panel of independent reviewers from other specialties considered each published article. Selection criteria included journalistic style, originality, clarity of expression, relevance of content to the specialty, and overall contribution to the collection of published nursing knowledge.

Loewy, J. & Stewart, A. (2005).The use of lullabies as a transient motif in ending life. In Dileo, C. & Loewy, J.V. (Eds.) Music therapy at the end of life. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Books.

Loewy J. (2004) A Clinical Model of Music Therapy in the NICU, in Nöcker-Ribaupierre, M. (Ed.). (2004). Music therapy for premature and newborn infants (S. Weber, Trans.). Gilsum NH : Barcelona. U ISBN 1-891278-20-7.

Loewy, J. (2004). Integrating Music, Language and the Voice in Music Therapy. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy from http://www.voices.no/mainissues/mi40004000140.html

Loewy, J.V. & Stewart, K. (2004). Music therapy to help traumatized children and caregivers. In Boyd Webb (ed.), Mass trauma and violence: Helping families and children cope, pp. 191-215. New York : Guilford Publications, Inc..

Loewy, J . (2000). Music Psychotherapy Assessment. Music Therapy Perspectives:, 2000, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 47–58.

Loewy, J.(1999). Music Psychotherapy Assessment in Pediatric Pain. In Dileo,C. (Ed.), Applications of Music in Medicine Vol. II: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives. Silver Spring, Maryland: AMTA.

Loewy, J. V. (1995). The Musical Stages of Speech: A Developmental Model of Pre-verbal Sound Making. Music Therapy, 13(1), 47-73.

Loewy, J. (1994). A Hermeneutic panel study of music therapy assessment with an emotionally disturbed boy. Dissertational Abstracts International, 55(09), 2631.

Schreck, B. (2006). Music Therapy in a Medical Setting. In Prause-Weber, M. (Ed). Musica – res severa verum gaudium: Proceedings of the ISME Commission Seminar on Music in Special Education, Music Therapy and Music Medicine. Australia: UniPrint, The University of Western Australia.

Stewart, K. et al (2005). The role of music therapy in care for the caregivers of the terminally ill. In Dileo, C. & Loewy, J.V. (eds.), Music therapy at the end of life, pp. 239-250. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Books.

Stewart, K. (2002). Models of caring for the caregiver. In Loewy, J.V. & Frisch Hara, A. (eds.), Caring for the caregiver: The use of music and music therapy in grief and trauma , pp. 9-22. Silver Spring , MD : American Music Therapy Association.

Stewart, K., & Schneider, S. (2000). The effects of music therapy on the sound environment in the NICU: A pilot study. In Loewy (ed.), Music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit. New York: Satchnote Press.

Staub, A. (2006). The Road to Recovery: The Use of Clinical Improvisation and the Song Sensitation Technique with Chemically Dependent Adults in Cetox/Early Recovery. Master's Thesis, New York University.

Theses:
Azoulay, R. (2005). Voice - A Window to the Psyche: Exploring a Method of Clinical Vocal Music Improvisation in a Short Term adult Inpatient Psychiatric Setting. Masters Thesis, Hahnemahn Creative Arts in Therapy Program, Drexel University.

Bradway, D. An Integrative Approach of Music Therapy of Advanced Pranic Healing. Master's Thesis, New York University.

Charpie, M. (2002). A Magical Play of Love: Music Therapy as a Bridge between Mother and Baby in the NICU. Master's thesis, New York University.

Lichtensztejn, M. (2003). Music Centered Music Therapy for Adults Patients after Stroke . Masters Thesis, New York University .

Lichtensztejn, M. (2004). From Resistiveness to Co-activity - Experiencing the Joy of Being Together. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Certification in the Nordoff-Robbins Approach to Music Therapy - New York University - June 2004. Presented at the MAR Conference - American Music Therapy Association, in April 2005. Translated into Japanese by Kaoru Robbins and presented in Japan, in July 2005.

Loewy, J. V. (1985). Musical Sign in Autism: A Multi-Sensory Approach . Masters Thesis, New York University.

Lu, M. (2002). The Effects of Fetus-Directed Singing on At Risk Pregnant Women. Master's Thesis, Drexel University.

Richards, K. (1997). The Voice of Pain: The Use of Voice in Music Therapy with Hospitalized Children Undergoing Intrusive Medical Procedures . Master's Thesis, New York University.

Rondina, E. (2000). The Use of Alternative Sounds in Music Therapy. Masters Thesis, Lesley University.

Schreck, B. (2006). A Synergistic Approach For Music Therapy in Palliative Care: American Health Care Trends and the Promise of Care at the End of Life. Master's Thesis, New York University .

Stewart, K. (2001). A transpersonal approach to music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit . Masters Thesis, New York University.