Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy.
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Field, T; Schanberg, S; Kuhn, C; Fierro, K; Henteleff, T; Mueller, C; Yando, R; Shaw, S; Burman, I
Published in: Adolescence
1998
Twenty-four female adolescent bulimic inpatients were randomly assigned to a massage therapy or a standard treatment (control) group. Results indicated that the massaged patients showed immediate reductions (both self-report and behavior observation) in anxiety and depression. In addition, by the last day of the therapy, they had lower depression scores, lower cortisol (stress) levels, higher dopamine levels, and showed improvement on several other psychological and behavioral measures. These findings suggest that massage therapy is effective as an adjunct treatment for bulimia.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Adolescence
ISSN
0001-8449
Publication Date
1998
Volume
33
Issue
131
Start / End Page
555 / 563
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Stress, Psychological
- Saliva
- Massage
- Hydrocortisone
- Humans
- Female
- Developmental & Child Psychology
- Depression
- Bulimia
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Field, T., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Fierro, K., Henteleff, T., Mueller, C., … Burman, I. (1998). Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy. Adolescence, 33(131), 555–563.
Field, T., S. Schanberg, C. Kuhn, K. Fierro, T. Henteleff, C. Mueller, R. Yando, S. Shaw, and I. Burman. “Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy.” Adolescence 33, no. 131 (1998): 555–63.
Field T, Schanberg S, Kuhn C, Fierro K, Henteleff T, Mueller C, et al. Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy. Adolescence. 1998;33(131):555–63.
Field, T., et al. “Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy.” Adolescence, vol. 33, no. 131, 1998, pp. 555–63.
Field T, Schanberg S, Kuhn C, Fierro K, Henteleff T, Mueller C, Yando R, Shaw S, Burman I. Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy. Adolescence. 1998;33(131):555–563.
Published In
Adolescence
ISSN
0001-8449
Publication Date
1998
Volume
33
Issue
131
Start / End Page
555 / 563
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Stress, Psychological
- Saliva
- Massage
- Hydrocortisone
- Humans
- Female
- Developmental & Child Psychology
- Depression
- Bulimia