Music for Mental Health

The Association for Natural Psychology reports that "music can be a positive force for mental health, calming, relaxing, intellectually stimulating." Music can have positive effects on the mental health of adults, teens and children. Music affects our emotions, and it can create "channels" in our mind, and patterns of thinking. Music can also impart ideas and ideologies, powerfully and emotionally conveying a way of life. The choices we make in choosing music, the intensity and frequency of the music we listen to, can have a strong effect on our mental health. The type, intensity and amount of music we listen to can have effects on mood disorders. Music can be a stimulant to intellectual and cognitive development for children, teens, and even babies, as music can be a stimulant to intellectual and cognitive development.