Table 6.

Top five co-cited references with co-citation counts in the study of music therapy from 2000 to 2019.

Rank	Cited reference	Co-citation counts	Publication year	Main findings
1	Individual music therapy for depression: randomized controlled trial	43	2011	Music therapy with its specific qualities is a valuable enhancement to working-age people with depression.
2	Dose-response relationship in music therapy for people with serious mental disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis	39	2009	Music therapy is an effective treatment which helps people with psychotic and non-psychotic mental disorders.
3	Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like disorders	32	2011	Music therapy can help people improve their emotional and relational competencies.
4	Music therapy for depression	29	2008	Music therapy is accepted by people with depression and is associated with improvements in mood.
5	Resource-oriented music therapy in mental health care	29	2010	An introduction to the resource-oriented approach to music therapyin mental health care.