User Guidelines

This website was created by the American Life Music Council, LLC (APMC) public awareness committee to further broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various options available to nonmusician family caregivers interested in providing complementary and alternative uses of music in mental healthcare treatment for persons and families coping with serious illness.

The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this website.

APMC does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, studies, opinions, nominations, surveys or other information that may be mentioned on this website. Reliance on any information appearing on this website is solely at your own risk.

APMC public awareness committee provides broad informational based white papers on topics related to holistic uses of music in medical and psychological treatment; however, no warranty is made that any of the information these white papers are accurate. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained or cited in these white papers touching on physical or mental health care matters is true, correct, precise, or up-to-date. The overwhelming majority of such white paper are written, in part or in whole, by nonprofessionals. Even if a statement made about medicine and/or alternative medicine is accurate, it may not apply to you or your symptoms.

The medical information provided in APMC white papers is, at best, of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a medical professional (for instance, a qualified doctor/physician, nurse, pharmacist/chemist, and so on). APMC is not a doctor, medical group, or team of doctors.

American Life Music Council, LLC (APMC) staff members, third party providers, editors, and life music coaches do not give personal medical advice or answer personal medical questions.

APMC (1.) does not make referrals to physicians, surgeons, nurses, physicians assistants, nursing assistants, psychologists, nutritionists, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, music therapists or clinical chaplains; (2.) does not make recommendations to individuals seeking healthcare sites, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, hospice, clinics or rehabilitation centers; and (3.) does not provide testimony, legal opinions or expert witness service to litigants. We can't maintain current information on whether such persons or organizations meet various regulatory agency requirements and/or professional criteria across the wide variety of medical disciplines and geographic regions. Nor can we know enough about an individual's medical history, healthcare needs, financial or insurance situation to make proper referrals. You can get such information from your local medical association or society.