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    Effect of music therapy on the emotional problems of children with cerebral palsy
    (UMT.Lahore, 2018) BUSHRA MUKHTAR
    Music therapy is one of many therapies that have been introduced to deal with children having different issues. Music therapy has been executed in treatment programs for children who have suffered from strokes, intellectual, behavioral, emotional and different issues. This study was investigated to highlight the role of music therapy in improving the emotional problems of children with cerebral palsy. The Research method was descriptive because the type of research was quantitative in nature. A sample of 126 children with cerebral palsy was purposively selected from 40 public and private special education Centre/institutes. The Instrument for the study was a self-developed questionnaire with three-point rating scale which was faced validated as well as trial tested to determine its reliability. Data generated from the respondents were analyzed using Mean, Standard deviation and independent t-test, and ANOVA statistics. The results showed that music therapy had significant effects on the emotional problems of children with cerebral palsy. It showed that they experienced many emotions ranging from happiness to shyness to excitement. It also helped them communicate more and helped compensate for their lack of ability in some areas. Keywords: Music therapy, emotional problems, children, cerebral palsy