Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 125-131 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1992 |
Keywords
- child/adolescent psychiatric patients
- massage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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FIELD, TIFFANY., MORROW, CONNIE., VALDEON, CHAD., LARSON, SANDRA., KUHN, CYNTHIA., & SCHANBERG, SAUL. (1992). Massage Reduces Anxiety in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 31(1), 125-131. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199201000-00019