Présentation d'un protocole de détente psychomusicale instrumentale pour les personnes souffrant d'anorexie mentale : le « DéPi-AM ».

The treatment of anorexia nervosa remains challenging, particularly during the acute phase that requires hospitalization. In France, traditional care centres on talk therapy with the patient and their family; although non-pharmacologic and non-verbal therapies may be used, they have not been applied systematically. After a review of the literature on the use of music therapy for eating disorders, focusing primarily on anorexia nervosa, we will present the modalities of a group protocol of receptive music therapy (which we have termed DéPi-AM) applied to hospitalized adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa. For more than two years, we used DéPi-AM in institutional situations that patients were experiencing as highly anxiety-inducing. We will discuss the use of this protocol through qualitative clinical data and observations from our practice. Our preliminary results point to an increase in negative emotions in the absence of a music therapy session and an increase in positive thoughts and a sense of relaxation during the session. We will also recommend a more extensive reflection on the use of music for relaxation within music therapy practice and attempt to define a patient profile for whom this therapy could prove useful when integrated into a course of multidisciplinary care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]