Massage Therapy Helps Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients

Massage Therapy Helps Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients

How does massage therapy benefit children and adolescents hospitalized with depression and adjustment disorders? Over 2.7 million youth are experiencing severe major depression. A study found a 30-minute back massage given daily for a 5-day period to 52 hospitalized depressed and adjustment disorder children and adolescents resulted in:were less depressed and anxious,had lower saliva cortisol […]