在过去的几年里，由于音乐在治疗阿尔茨海默氏症、抑郁症、焦虑症、失眠等各种疾病方面的新发现，音乐疗法受到了极大的关注。音乐是一种非侵入性、对患者友好且令人愉快的治疗形式，只需花费很少的时间。或没有副作用。它通过影响多巴胺释放、皮质醇水平降低、雌激素和睾酮水平增加等多个过程来激活大脑的奖励通路。本文重点讨论音乐疗法的优缺点、音乐在大脑中的作用机制及其在治疗不同疾病中的有效应用。本文介绍了美国、埃及和印度的音乐治疗历史以及音乐治疗实践。讨论了音乐疗法在自闭症、癌症、术后疼痛、帕金森病、选择性沉默症、中风、心脏问题、怀孕、饮食失调、骨折和强迫症方面的先进效果。还讨论了音乐疗法对睡眠质量和脑电波的影响。这是美国、英国、澳大利亚和加拿大等西方国家的既定职业，但在印度等低收入国家却并非如此，需要标准化。版权所有 © 2023 Elsevier B.V. 保留所有权利。

Over the preceding years, music therapy has gained tremendous attention due to new findings of music in management of various conditions like Alzheimer's, depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc. Music is a non-invasive, patient-friendly and pleasant form of therapy with minimal or no side effects. It activates the reward pathway of brain by influencing several processes such as dopamine release, reduction in cortisol levels, increase in estrogen and testosterone levels. This review article focuses on advantages and disadvantages of music therapy, mechanism of action of music in brain and its effective applications in the management of different diseases. The article covers history of music therapy in America, Egypt, and India with practice of music therapy. The advanced effects of music therapy in autism, cancer, post-operative pain, Parkinson's disease, selective mutism, stroke, heart problems, pregnancy, eating disorders, bone fractures and obsessive compulsive disorders are discussed. Also the effect of music therapy on the quality of sleep and brain waves has been discussed. This is an established profession in western countries like America, UK, Australia, and Canada, but not in low-income countries like India where it needs to be standardized.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.