Effect of therapeutic listening on depression and physical activity in school going adolescents

Abstract

newlineDepression is one of the topmost causative factor contributing illness and newlinedisability across the globe and becomes the greatest cause for the global newlineburden of diseases. The major depressive disorder (MDD) is the newlinecommonest type of depressive disorder with a primary symptoms like newlinedepressed mood or dysphoria. Depression, as seen in children, is newlinemanifested as the feeling of hopelessness, sadness, boredom, low esteem newlineand social isolation and lack of interest which are quite frequent. These newlinesymptoms can affect the interpersonal relationship and educational newlineachievements of the child and can be persistent in adulthood. Engaging in newlineoptimum level physical activity (PA) bears a huge advantage on physical newlineand psychological health. Maintenance of regular PA have the numerous newlinehealth advantages among younger population, including fitness of Cardio newlinevascular (CV) system; obesity preventive action; better well-being; and newlineSkeleton health. PA in the school setting have been shown to minimize newlineanxiety, enhance endurance, boost the health, and improve positive newlinepsychological well being among pediatric as well as adolescent age group. newlineMusic is a strong persuader of emotion, and frequently utilized as a newlinemeasure for modulating their state of mind. It is engaging, distracting, newlineubiquitous, emotional, physical, communicative, social, and ambiguous, it newlinealso influences the behavior and identities of the people. Generally the newlinemusic is used as a coping strategy for mood change in the general newlinepopulation, specifically in depression.