Massage therapy improves mood and behavior of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Sonya Khilnani; Tiffany Field; Maria Hernandez-Reif; Saul Schanberg

Massage therapy improves mood and behavior of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Sonya Khilnani, Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Saul Schanberg

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Abstract

In the present study, 30 students between the ages of 7 and 18 years (M = 13 years) diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were randomly assigned to a massage group or a wait-list control group. The massage group received massage therapy for 20 minutes twice per week over the course of one month. The results revealed that massage therapy benefited students with ADHD by improving short-term mood state and longer-term classroom behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	623-638
Number of pages	16
Journal	Adolescence
Volume	38
Issue number	152
State	Published - Dec 1 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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