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Music Therapists’ Perceptions of the Therapeutic Potentials Using Music When Working with Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Qualitative Analysis.

Epstein, S., Elefant, C., & Thompson, G. (2020). Music Therapists’ Perceptions of the Therapeutic Potentials Using Music When Working with Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Music Therapy, 57(1). 

Preterm infants with severe brain injury demonstrate unstable physiological responses during maternal singing with music therapy: a randomised controlled study.

Epstein, Shulamit, Bauer, S., Levkovitz Stern, O., Litmanovitz, I., Elefant, C., Yakobson, D., & Arnon, S. (2020). Preterm infants with severe brain injury demonstrate unstable physiological responses during maternal singing with music therapy: a randomized controlled study. European Journal of Pediatrics.

Defining Attachment and Bonding : Overlaps , Differences and Implications for Music Therapy Clinical Practice and Research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU )

Ettenberger, M., Bieleninik, Ł., Epstein, S., & Elefant, C. (2021). Defining Attachment and Bonding : Overlaps , Differences and Implications for Music Therapy Clinical Practice and Research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU ). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18(1733).

Music Therapy Intervention in an Open Bay Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Room Is Associated with Less Noise and Higher Signal to Noise Ratios: A Case-Control Study.

Arnon, S., Epstein, S., Ghetti, C., Bauer-Rusek, S., Taitelbaum-Swead, R., & Yakobson, D. (2022). Music Therapy Intervention in an Open Bay Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Room Is Associated with Less Noise and Higher Signal to Noise Ratios: A Case-Control Study. Children, 9(8), 1187. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081187

Parental attitudes toward consent for music intervention studies in preterm infants: A cross-sectional study.

Bauer, S., Epstein, S., Bieleninik, Ł., Yakobson, D., Elefant, C., & Arnon, S. (2021). Parental attitudes toward consent for music intervention studies in preterm infants: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157989

Potential psychological and biological mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of neonatal music therapy during kangaroo mother care for preterm infants and their parents

Bieleninik, Ł., Ettenberger, M., Epstein, S., Elefant, C., & Arnon, S. (2021). Potential psychological and biological mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of neonatal music therapy during kangaroo mother care for preterm infants and their parents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168557

Israeli Parents’ Lived Experiences of Music Therapy With Their Preterm Infants Post-Hospitalization

Epstein, S., Elefant, C., & Ghetti, C. (2022). Israeli Parents’ Lived Experiences of Music Therapy With Their Preterm Infants Post-Hospitalization. Journal of Music Therapy, Xx, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thac006

Short-term Music Therapy for Families With Preterm Infants : A Randomized Trial

Söderström Gaden, T., Ghetti, C., Kvestad, I., Bieleninik, Ł., Stordal, A. S., Assmus, J., Arnon, S., Elefant, C., Epstein, S., Ettenberger, M., & Lichtensztejn, M. (2022). Short-term Music Therapy for Families With Preterm Infants : A Randomized Trial. 149(2). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-052797a

Effect of Music Therapy on Parent-Infant Bonding Among Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Ghetti, C. M., Gaden, T. S., Bieleninik, L., Kvestad, I., Assmus, J., Stordal, A. S., Aristizabal Sanchez, L. F., Arnon, S., Dulsrud, J., Elefant, C., Epstein, S., Ettenberger, M., Glosli, H., Konieczna-Nowak, L., Lichtensztejn, M., Lindvall, M. W., Mangersnes, J., Murcia Fernández, L. D., Røed, C. J., … Gold, C. (2023). Effect of Music Therapy on Parent-Infant Bonding Among Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(5), e2315750. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15750

Music therapy spanning from NICU to home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Israeli parents’ experiences in the LongSTEP Trial

Epstein, S., Elefant, C., Arnon, S., & Ghetti, C. (2023). Music therapy spanning from NICU to home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Israeli parents’ experiences in the LongSTEP Trial. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 00(00), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2180773

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