Abstract
Recently, neuropsychologists have emphasized the need for drug addiction research and treatment to focus on cognitive rehabilitation for relapse prevention. Mild to severe neurocognitive impairment in individuals with drug addiction has been reported in several research studies. Music therapy interventions to date have addressed affective-motivational goals for relapse prevention of addiction. Although emotional, relational, and motivational music therapy interventions are pertinent to drug addiction recovery, music therapy may further extend its therapeutic impact with music-based cognitive rehabilitation (MBCR) for relapse prevention. This paper describes how MBCR may successfully address executive function deficits in individuals with drug addiction, thus reducing the likelihood of relapse.
