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Massage therapy improves mood and behavior of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Journal article   Peer reviewed

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

Sonya Khilnani, Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif and Saul Schanberg
Adolescence, Vol.38(152), pp.623-638
2003
PMID: 15053490

Abstract

Humans Male Treatment Outcome Child Behavior - psychology Hydrocortisone Affect Relaxation Therapy Massage - methods Analysis of Variance Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - therapy Adolescent Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - complications Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology Female Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis Child Massage - psychology
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.

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Citation topics
1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.136 Autism & Development Disorders
1.136.641 ADHD
Web Of Science research areas
Psychology, Developmental
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Psychiatry/Psychology

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