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Massage reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients.

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Field, T; Morrow, C; Valdeon, C; Larson, S; Kuhn, C; Schanberg, S
Published in: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
January 1992

A 30-minute back massage was given daily for a 5-day period to 52 hospitalized depressed and adjustment disorder children and adolescents. Compared with a control group who viewed relaxing videotapes, the massaged subjects were less depressed and anxious and had lower saliva cortisol levels after the massage. In addition, nurses rated the subjects as being less anxious and more cooperative on the last day of the study, and nighttime sleep increased over this period. Finally, urinary cortisol and norepinephrine levels decreased, but only for the depressed subjects.

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J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

125 / 131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Massage
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Child
  • Arousal
  • Anxiety Disorders
 

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Field, T., Morrow, C., Valdeon, C., Larson, S., Kuhn, C., & Schanberg, S. (1992). Massage reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 31(1), 125–131. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199201000-00019
Field, T., C. Morrow, C. Valdeon, S. Larson, C. Kuhn, and S. Schanberg. “Massage reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 31, no. 1 (January 1992): 125–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199201000-00019.
Field T, Morrow C, Valdeon C, Larson S, Kuhn C, Schanberg S. Massage reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1992 Jan;31(1):125–31.
Field, T., et al. “Massage reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan. 1992, pp. 125–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00004583-199201000-00019.
Field T, Morrow C, Valdeon C, Larson S, Kuhn C, Schanberg S. Massage reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1992 Jan;31(1):125–131.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

125 / 131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Massage
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Child
  • Arousal
  • Anxiety Disorders