Interventional, three-armed, open, monocentric, medium-term follow-up, pre-test-post-test design, controlled, parallel group study to investigate the effects of a group singing intervention on neuroendocrine (hair cortisol, salivary cortisol, salivary alpha amylase), immune (salivary immunoglobulin A/s-IgA), and psychological (psychological stress, mood, social contacts, emotional and social competence, self-esteem, and quality of life) responses in mentally ill and healthy children and adolescents (N=135, age range 10 -18). Additionally, the child and adolescent psychiatry group (age range 13-18) takes part in three hour creative workshops every two weeks.
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Change Short-Term Neuroendocrine Stress (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis) from pre- to post singing session over six months
Timeframe: every two weeks pre- and post singing sessions for six months
Change Short-Term Immune Function from pre- to post singing session over six months
Timeframe: every two weeks pre- and post singing sessions for six months
Change from Baseline Chronic Neuroendocrine Stress (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis) at three and six months
Timeframe: at the beginning of the study, after three months, at the end of the study after six months, at a follow-up after three months, at a follow up after six months
Change Short-Term Neuroendocrine Stress (Autonomic Nervous System) from pre- to post singing session over six months
Timeframe: every two weeks pre- and post singing sessions for six months
Katarzyna Grebosz-Haring, Dr.