A preliminary descriptive report of the longevity of the effects of Swedish Massage therapy for subjects with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a prevalent and costly disorder, and many patients may prefer non-traditional treatment. A proof-of-concept study demonstrated the efficacy of Swedish Massage Therapy (SMT) as a monotherapy for treatment of GAD. Subjects were followed-up 6–12 months after study...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies Vol. 33; pp. 176 - 182 |
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| Formato: | research randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Jan2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161816411&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161816411 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13608592 8II jtl: Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies issn: 13608592 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2023 vid: 33 pid: 1242 pub: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. artinfo: ui: 161816411 161816411 161816411 10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.11.001 161816411 ppf: 176 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: A preliminary descriptive report of the longevity of the effects of Swedish Massage therapy for subjects with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. aug: au: Rapaport, Mark Hyman Schettler, Pamela J. Larson, Erika R. Edwards, Sherry A. Dunlop, Boadie W. Rakofsky, Jeffrey J. Kinkead, Becky affil: Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 sug: subj: Massage Therapy Methods Generalized Anxiety Disorder Rehabilitation Treatment Outcomes Evaluation Human Pilot Studies Psychiatric Patients DSM Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Psychological Tests Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms Pretest-Posttest Design ab: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a prevalent and costly disorder, and many patients may prefer non-traditional treatment. A proof-of-concept study demonstrated the efficacy of Swedish Massage Therapy (SMT) as a monotherapy for treatment of GAD. Subjects were followed-up 6–12 months after study completion to evaluate post-treatment outcome. Subjects were enrolled into a randomized, single-masked clinical trial between March of 2012 and May of 2013. Forty-seven untreated subjects with DSM-IV diagnosis of GAD were randomly assigned to 6 weeks of twice-a-week light touch (LT) followed by 6 weeks of twice-a-week SMT, or 12 weeks of twice-a-week SMT. The primary outcome measure was reduction in Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) scores after six weeks of SMT versus LT. Qualifying participants received a follow-up survey to investigate whether the benefits of SMT for GAD were sustained. 28 of 40 subjects completed at least 12 sessions of SMT and were sent the follow-up survey. Of the 19 subjects with follow-up, nine (47%) reported no return of GAD symptoms up to 1 year after study completion. There were no differences between those randomized to 12 weeks SMT and those receiving 6 weeks LT followed by 6 weeks SMT. Of those reporting a return of some symptoms, 50% associated symptom return with a stressful life event. In this first monotherapy trial of SMT for the treatment of GAD, follow-up results suggest that the beneficial effects of SMT may last up to 1 year after end of treatment. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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