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  "textContent": "A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders who undergo surgery and receive music therapy are more medically complex and therefore may experience longer hospital stays compared to other patients receiving usual care. The findings from this study were recently published in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine.",
  "title": "Surgical patients with mental health conditions who receive music therapy are more medically complex, study finds"
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