“Prozac? Actually, percussion.” Researchers in the UK found that a ten-week drumming intervention significantly improved anxiety and depression for people seeking mental health treatment. “Across the 10 weeks there was a shift away from a pro-inflammatory towards an anti-inflammatory immune profile,” the researchers report. This suggests the improvements the participants reported have a biological basis.
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