Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy
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Field, T; Hernandez-Reif, M; Hart, S; Quintino, O; Drose, LA; Kuhn, C; Schanberg, S
Published in: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
January 1, 1997
Women (mean age = 35 years) who had experienced sexual abuse, were given a 30-minute massage twice a week for 1 month. Immediately after the massage the women reported being less depressed and less anxious and their salivary cortisol levels decreased following the session. Over the 1-month treatment period the massage therapy group experienced a decrease in depression and in life event stress. Although the relaxation therapy control group also reported a decrease in anxiety and depression, their stress hormones did not change, and they reported an increasingly negative attitude toward touch. © 1997 Pearson Professional Ltd.
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1360-8592
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
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2
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65 / 69
Related Subject Headings
- Orthopedics
- 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
- 4207 Sports science and exercise
- 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
- 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Hart, S., Quintino, O., Drose, L. A., Kuhn, C., & Schanberg, S. (1997). Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 1(2), 65–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1360-8592(97)80002-2
Field, T., M. Hernandez-Reif, S. Hart, O. Quintino, L. A. Drose, C. Kuhn, and S. Schanberg. “Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy.” Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 1, no. 2 (January 1, 1997): 65–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1360-8592(97)80002-2.
Field T, Hernandez-Reif M, Hart S, Quintino O, Drose LA, Kuhn C, et al. Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 1997 Jan 1;1(2):65–9.
Field, T., et al. “Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy.” Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, vol. 1, no. 2, Jan. 1997, pp. 65–69. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S1360-8592(97)80002-2.
Field T, Hernandez-Reif M, Hart S, Quintino O, Drose LA, Kuhn C, Schanberg S. Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 1997 Jan 1;1(2):65–69.
Published In
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
DOI
ISSN
1360-8592
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Volume
1
Issue
2
Start / End Page
65 / 69
Related Subject Headings
- Orthopedics
- 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
- 4207 Sports science and exercise
- 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
- 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine