#340: Metal Music Keeps You Happy and Helps Mental Health?

<p>Heavy metal music, arguably more than any other genre, has a reputation for the effect it has on its listeners’ behaviors and mental health. Studies have suggested a link between listening to heavy metal and increased suicide risk or desensitization to violence, but these have often <a href=""><em><strong>failed to take account of outside factors</strong></em></a>, such as&nbsp;poor family relationships, drug abuse and feelings of alienation. On the plus side,&nbsp;a recent study at Macquarie University in New South Wales found that <a href=""><em><strong>music with violent themes does not make fans more violent</strong></em></a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thedarksideof_music" rel="nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dark Side Of Music | Facebook</a> https://www.facebook.com/thedarksideof_music</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedarksideof_music/" rel="nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dark Of Music (@thedarksideof_music) • Instagram photos and videos</a> https://www.instagram.com/thedarksideof_music/</p> <p><a href="https://www.theblackrosemedia.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Rose Media (theblackrosemedia.com)</a> https://www.theblackrosemedia.com/</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedarksideofmusic/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thedarksideofmusic/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/thedarksideofmusic/support</a>