Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International LicenseTsiris, GiorgosKalliodi, Christina2020-10-292020-10-292020-10-17Tsiris, G. & Kalliodi, C. (2020) Music therapy in Greece and its applications in dementia and end-of-life care. Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, 12(2), pp. 233-249.2459-3338https://doi.org/10.56883/aijmt.2020.176https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/10819Giorgos Tsiris - ORCID: 0000-0001-9421-412X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-412XIn this report we focus on music therapy in Greece and its applications in dementia and end-of-life care. Initially we offer an overview of music therapy in the country and outline key developments in terms of professionalisation, education, research and scholarship. Exploring these developments from a critical perspective, we acknowledge contemporary debates and their implications for the advancement of the field. This exploration offers a platform for understanding the current applications of music therapy in dementia and adult end-of-life care in Greece. We provide examples of recent projects and initiatives alongside broader considerations regarding the status of dementia and end-of-life care. We conclude by offering some perspectives for future potential developments in the field.233-249enCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Music TherapyGreeceDementiaEnd-of-life CarePalliative CareArticle