singing helps mental health - bbc health check

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SINGING AND MENTAL HEALTH

On Health Check last year we heard about the finding that singing can be good for your well-being, but until now the evidence has concerned the short-term impact.

Last week at the Public Health International Conference in London, the results of a two year study were discussed, which focused on weekly singing groups for people with mental health problems in Kent, South-East England.

The BBC’s Smitha Mundasad went to the conference to meet the man who headed the research, Professor Stephen Clift, from the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health in Canterbury.

Naturally since the topic was singing, the delegates were not going to get away without stretching their vocal chords themselves.

They were persuaded to sing by director of music, Professor Grenville Hancox.

.Related Links

http://search.canterbury.ac.uk/external.aspx?q=singing

Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health – Stephen Clift - http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/Research/Ce ... Clift.aspx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k0jzy