Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emory University School of Medicine, 12 Executive Park Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emory University School of Medicine, 12 Executive Park Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA.
Complement Ther Med. 2021 Jan;56:102593. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102593. Epub 2020 Oct 14.
Acute treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder often requires 3 months or more of care in order to optimize response. As part of an exploratory grant we have previously demonstrated that six weeks of twice-weekly Swedish Massage Therapy (SMT) was more effective than an active control in decreasing Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale Scores (HAM-A). An additional goal of this project was to determine if an additional six weeks of twice-weekly SMT led to greater clinical and statistical benefit. We found that HAM-A scores did continue to decrease with an additional six weeks of therapy but that the greatest benefit occurred during the first versus the second 12 sessions (-9.91 vs.-3.09, t = 2.21; df = 10; p = 0.052). These preliminary findings suggest that the majority of benefit in symptom reduction occurs in the first six weeks and that six weeks of twice-weekly SMT may be sufficient for the majority of patients.
广泛性焦虑障碍的急性治疗通常需要 3 个月或更长时间的护理，以优化治疗反应。作为一项探索性资助的一部分，我们之前已经证明，每周两次的瑞典按摩疗法（SMT）六周疗程比积极对照组更能有效降低汉密尔顿焦虑量表评分（HAM-A）。该项目的另一个目标是确定是否增加六周的每周两次 SMT 会带来更大的临床和统计学益处。我们发现，HAM-A 评分确实会随着另外六周的治疗而继续下降，但最大的益处发生在第一次 12 次治疗与第二次 12 次治疗相比时（-9.91 对-3.09，t = 2.21；df = 10；p = 0.052）。这些初步发现表明，症状缓解的大部分益处发生在前六周，并且大多数患者六周的每周两次 SMT 可能就足够了。
