The use of music in the psychoanalysis of Alzheimer’s patients
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music; Alzheimer’s disease; psychoanalysis; therapy; memoryAbstract
AbstractThe article explores the relationship between music and psychoanalysis in the treatment of Alzheimer’s patients, highlighting music’s role in evoking memory and unconscious emotions and improving quality of life.
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