TY - JOUR AU - Luetje, Virginia, M. AB - Abstract Individuals in crisis can be encountered in every health care setting. Music therapists possess a variety of skills and approaches that can address the emotions, thoughts and behaviors occurring in crisis states. This article reviews the development of crisis theory, and presents a paradigm which integrates stages of crisis building, phases of crisis resolution, and principles of prevention and intervention. A variety of music therapy approaches particularly applicable to crisis intervention are identified and clarified with examples. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * Mr. Luetje, a psychiatric nurse since 1961, has extensive experience in crisis intervention. She compiled material for this article during her internship at St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She has recently been appointed Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator at the St. Louis State Hospital. Her music therapy credentials influenced her election for the 1988–1989 edition of Who's Who in American Nursing. Copyright, National Association for Music Therapy, Inc., 1989 TI - Music Therapy in Crisis Intervention JO - Music Therapy Perspectives DO - 10.1093/mtp/7.1.35 DA - 1989-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/music-therapy-in-crisis-intervention-8vmfHsWJxR SP - 35 EP - 39 VL - 7 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -