T he purpose of this stu dy was to inv est ig at e the r ecognit ion of the ment al health profes sional on the per ceiv ed r elev an ce of mu sic th er apy as a tr eatment modality . T he subject s wer e the p sy chiat rist s , nur ses , social work s , an d clinical psy chologist s wh o work in psy chiat ric unit s of univ er sity hospit als , gener al hospitals , an d psy chiatric hospitals in Kor ea. Surv ey forms wer e mailed to head doct or s of the p sy chiat ric unit s who wer e willin g t o distribut e surv ey s to the other t eam member s , con sequent ly 1270 profes sion als of 188 hospitals r eceiv ed surv ey forms . F our hun dr ed twenty four surv ey forms or 34.1% of mailed surv ey forms wer e collect ed. Most of th e health car e profes sionals r eport ed a posit iv e view in mu sic th er apy , alth ou gh significant differ ences ex ist ed between the profes sionals an d age of th e subject s . T hey all believ ed mu sic therapy t o be an effect iv e tr eatment modality , but did not view it as a profes sion in the medical field. P sy chiat rist s and p sy ch ologist s viewed mu sic therapy as les s th an es sential th er apeut ic int erv ent ion . On th e other han d, nur ses an d social work s gav e mor e positiv e r espon ses t o this question . St aff memb er s who hav e ob serv ed mu sic th er apy s es sion s v alu ed mu sic th er apy services mor e highly than st aff who hav e n ot made su ch ob s erv at ion s . Most profes sionals highly v alu ed mu sic therapy goals such as providing enj oyment , dev elopin g st r es s manag ement skills , an d in cr easing concent r at ion and at tent ion span