by Peter Shannon  and Paul Gilbert

Received: 06 March 2026;  Published: 03 August 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2603025

Live music interventions are increasingly employed in healthcare settings through a range of models, including clinical music therapy and Arts-in-Health musician programs. This study examines patient responses to live music delivered by trained professional orchestral musicians within an outpatient chemotherapy infusion unit. Although a substantial body of research associates music with reductions in anxiety, pain, and distress, findings remain heterogeneous, and the mechanisms underlying these [...]

by Will W. Dobud  , Daniel L. Cavanaugh  , Kat Sharp  , John Paul Healy  , Luke Elder  and Nevin J. Harper

Received: 12 January 2026;  Published: 30 July 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2603024

This paper details an ongoing research study on practitioner and participant experiences in adventure therapy, informed by a progressive research program. To test the feasibility of this study, we present a contextual understanding of adventure therapy and explore the theoretical position informing an evolving research program. We use this theoretical orientation to propose a study intending to advance research in naturalistic settings, build knowledge, and to provide a framework for developing [...]

by Adrian Matt Zytkoskee  and Tamara Goldsby

Received: 09 April 2026;  Published: 28 July 2026;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2603023

Despite their combined use in well-being-oriented curricula, the pairing of reflective writing and sound healing has not been empirically examined. In response, this Perspective explores the integration of reflective writing and sound healing as complementary practices for supporting well-being. The article begins by defining reflective writing and examining its use through an interdisciplinary framework that emphasizes its core functions of catharsis, processing, and bearing witness. It then tu [...]