Anorexia nervosa symptoms are reduced by massage therapy
Autor: | Sybil Hart, Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Seana Shaw, Cynthia M. Kuhn, Saul Schanberg, Graciela Nearing |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Massage Standard treatment General Medicine medicine.disease Anorexia nervosa Eating Disorder Inventory Norepinephrine (medication) Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Eating disorders Internal medicine medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology Hormone medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Eating disorders. 9(4) |
ISSN: | 1064-0266 |
Popis: | Nineteen women ( M age = 26) diagnosed with anorexia nervosa were given standard treatment alone or standard treatment plus massage therapy twice per week for five weeks. The massage group reported lower stress and anxiety levels and had lower cortisol (stress) hormone levels following massage. Over the five-week treatment period, they also reported decreases in body dissatisfaction on the Eating Disorder Inventory and showed increased dopamine and norepinephrine levels. These findings support a previous study on the benefits of massage therapy for eating disorders. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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