Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 297-303 , October 2009

Benefits of combining massage therapy with group interpersonal psychotherapy in prenatally depressed women

  • Tiffany Field

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami School of Medicine, Touch Research Institute, FL 33101, United States
    • Fielding Graduate University, CA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Tiffany Field, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016820, Miami, FL 33101, United States. Tel.: +1 305 243 6781.
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  • Osvelia Deeds

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami School of Medicine, Touch Research Institute, FL 33101, United States
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  • Miguel Diego

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami School of Medicine, Touch Research Institute, FL 33101, United States
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  • Maria Hernandez-Reif

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama, AL, United States
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  • Andy Gauler

      Affiliations

    • Fielding Graduate University, CA, United States
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  • Susan Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Fielding Graduate University, CA, United States
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  • Donna Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Fielding Graduate University, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Graciela Nearing

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami School of Medicine, Touch Research Institute, FL 33101, United States

Received 22 July 2008 ,Revised 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 21 October 2008.

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PII: S1360-8592(08)00200-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.10.002

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 297-303 , October 2009

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