Music therapy can also be experienced from a more "listening" perspective, where a person suffering from depression listens to a particular piece of music and focuses on their feelings, his emotions. , and the resulting images. On this basis, an American music therapist named Helen Bonny created in 1970 what is today called guided imagery and music therapy (GIM) (Chou & Lin, 2006). GIM involves the patient listening to therapeutic and calming music, ultimately achieving a state of mental and physical relaxation (Chou & Lin, 2006). Once a patient is in this state, and with the help of the therapist, the individual explores the images and feelings that arise in their mind as a result of listening to this music (Chou & Lin, 2006). . This remains particularly important because people suffering from depression often feel a lack of connection with themselves and their feelings. Subsequently, the individual and therapist work together to discuss the images and feelings experienced by the patient, exploring the meaning and themes depicted and how they relate to the patient's problems and daily life (Chou & Lin, 2006). Such communication and exploration often allows people suffering from depression to more easily express their negative emotions and bridge the gap between their internal state and the outward expression of that state verbally (Chou & Lin, 2006), which Exclusive talk therapy sometimes struggles. with. Mei-Hsien Chou, instructor at I-Shou University in the Department of Nursing; and Mei-Feng Lin, PhD and assistant professor at the School of Nursing at National Cheng Kung University, conducted a study with five subjects with depression and the use of GIM on their general mood, their quality of life and personal experience. Although the study is limited in terms of subject