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Relaxation therapy reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients.

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Platania-Solazzo, A; Field, TM; Blank, J; Seligman, F; Kuhn, C; Schanberg, S; Saab, P
Published in: Acta Paedopsychiatr
1992

The immediate effects of relaxation therapy (RT) were assessed in 40 hospitalized children and adolescents with diagnoses of adjustment disorder and depression. These effects were assessed using a within subjects pre-test/post-test design and by comparison with a control group of 20 depressed and adjustment disorder patients who watched a 1-h relaxing videotape. The 1-h RT class consisted of yoga exercise, a brief massage and progressive muscle relaxation. Decreases were noted in both self-reported anxiety and in anxious behavior and fidgeting as well as increases in positive affect in the RT but not the video group. In addition, adjustment disorder patients and a third of the depressed patients showed decreases in cortisol levels following RT, while no changes were noted in the video group. Thus, both diagnostic groups appeared to benefit from the RT class.

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Published In

Acta Paedopsychiatr

ISSN

0001-6586

Publication Date

1992

Volume

55

Issue

2

Start / End Page

115 / 120

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Relaxation Therapy
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Personality Inventory
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder
 

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Platania-Solazzo, A., Field, T. M., Blank, J., Seligman, F., Kuhn, C., Schanberg, S., & Saab, P. (1992). Relaxation therapy reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients. Acta Paedopsychiatr, 55(2), 115–120.
Platania-Solazzo, A., T. M. Field, J. Blank, F. Seligman, C. Kuhn, S. Schanberg, and P. Saab. “Relaxation therapy reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients.Acta Paedopsychiatr 55, no. 2 (1992): 115–20.
Platania-Solazzo A, Field TM, Blank J, Seligman F, Kuhn C, Schanberg S, et al. Relaxation therapy reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients. Acta Paedopsychiatr. 1992;55(2):115–20.
Platania-Solazzo, A., et al. “Relaxation therapy reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients.Acta Paedopsychiatr, vol. 55, no. 2, 1992, pp. 115–20.
Platania-Solazzo A, Field TM, Blank J, Seligman F, Kuhn C, Schanberg S, Saab P. Relaxation therapy reduces anxiety in child and adolescent psychiatric patients. Acta Paedopsychiatr. 1992;55(2):115–120.

Published In

Acta Paedopsychiatr

ISSN

0001-6586

Publication Date

1992

Volume

55

Issue

2

Start / End Page

115 / 120

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Relaxation Therapy
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Personality Inventory
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder