Guitar Therapy
The quality of social interaction diminishes during depressive episodes. Barksdale credits his guitar playing with helping him deal with depression by becoming more social and connecting with other musicians. He released an album, “Butterflies, Rainbows & Moonbeams”, in January, 2018. Fender Guitars commissioned a survey study, “Illuminating the State of Today’s Guitar Players”, results presented here, with comments from Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of This is Your Brain on Music. All in all, the article is an interesting read.
Guitar as Therapy for Depression
