Music is a powerful tool. It can help boost your mood as well as mend a broken heart. For centuries, music has played an important role when it comes to our ability to cope through life's greatest highs and lows. It's only been in recent years that research has suggested music can help combat depression and anxiety, along with a host of other mental health issues. Music is one technique administered by health care professionals to help support people as they strive to improve and gain control over their mental health, functioning, and well-being.