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Music Therapy and Neuropsychology: An Innovative and Integrated Approach

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Neuropsychological Rehabilitation of Childhood Brain Injury

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Joint working between music therapy and neuropsychology presents as a unique and effective method to improve rehabilitation outcomes for some children with brain injury.

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O’Doherty, S., O’Connor, R. (2015). Music Therapy and Neuropsychology: An Innovative and Integrated Approach. In: Reed, J., Byard, K., Fine, H. (eds) Neuropsychological Rehabilitation of Childhood Brain Injury. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137388223_13

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