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Proceedings, Oxford, UK (2002) - World Federation of Music Therapy

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On average, a course <strong>of</strong> treatment can last from one to five years,<br />

according to the seriousness <strong>of</strong> the disability.<br />

To collate all the data obtained from the survey, taking into account the<br />

number <strong>of</strong> patients treated and the history <strong>of</strong> their treatment, the<br />

following aspects were examined: degree <strong>of</strong> mental backwardness,<br />

problem areas and treatment time.<br />

Considering the overall number <strong>of</strong> patients in the two Centres, the<br />

percentage <strong>of</strong> those who underwent music-therapy, with respect to the<br />

level <strong>of</strong> mental backwardness, is as follows:<br />

• Serious mental handicap 27%<br />

• Medium-serious mental handicap 20%<br />

• Physical-mental handicap 15%<br />

• Medium mental handicap 13%<br />

• Slight-medium mental handicap 10%<br />

• Very serious mental handicap 9%<br />

• Slight mental handicap 6%<br />

The outcome is that the highest figure <strong>of</strong> 27% refers to serious mental<br />

handicap, while the lowest figure <strong>of</strong> 6% refers to slight mental handicap.<br />

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