Music 'party' for mental patients

(DN) - To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2), on the morning of August 26, Central Psychiatric Hospital 2 organized a program on applying music therapy and summarizing and awarding prizes for competitions for mental patients.

People's Artist Ta Minh Tam sings and interacts with mental patients. Photo: Hanh Dung

During the program, psychiatric patients being treated at the hospital performed many special performances. In particular, the doctors, nurses, hospital staff and psychiatric patients listened to People's Artist Ta Minh Tam, former Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music; Master - singer Ngoc Khoa, vocal lecturer at Dong Nai College of Culture and Arts; singer Nhung Rita and several other singers perform many vibrant songs with heroic spirit, conveying meaningful messages of life.

Mentally ill patients sing at the show. Photo: Hanh Dung

People's Artist Ta Minh Tam interacted with mental patients, performing the songs: Belief in Victory, Love Song and Country Full of Joy. He shared his joy when listening to patients sing and dance... That gave him new musical inspiration and faith in life.

The Board of Directors of Central Mental Hospital 2 presented flowers to express gratitude to the artists. Photo: Hanh Dung

Dr. Nguyen Huu Thang, Director of Central Psychiatric Hospital 2, emphasized: “Music is an indispensable spiritual food for each of us. For mental patients, music therapy helps them relax mentally, dispels the inferiority complex about the disease, is a medicine that awakens positive emotions, helping patients return to the community and family soon.”

During the program, the Organizing Committee also awarded prizes to patients and departments of the hospital that won prizes at the art and sports competition organized by the hospital on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day, September 2.

Hanh Dung - Le Duy

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/y-te/202508/bua-tiec-am-nhac-danh-cho-benh-nhan-tam-than-d6d0aae/