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Music Therapy for Children With ADHD

By Beth W. Orenstein Published at September 15

First developed at the University of Michigan in 1944, music therapy has long been used to help people with conditions such as depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Music therapy also has been shown to help children with ADHD and is being used more frequently for that very reason.
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