Effectiveness of therapeutic massage for generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-450

  Sherman, Karen J ^a,b   Ludman, Evette J ^a,c   Cook, Andrea J ^a,b   Hawkes, Rene J ^a   Roy Byrne, Peter P ^c   Bentley, Susan ^c   Brooks, Marissa Z ^d   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing exercises; Clinical trials; Generalized anxiety disorder; Massage; Randomized; Relaxation; Therapeutic use; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MASSAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXING ROOM THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953509178     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20671     Document Type: Article

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