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Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers

Touch from humans and animals can reduce pain, depression, and anxiety, according to a study analyzing 212 studies involving over 12,000 people.
Researchers found that human touch had a greater impact on mental health than touch from objects, possibly due to skin-to-skin contact.
The study suggests that more research should be done on touch interventions, such as weighted blankets or social robots, to improve mental and physical health, especially during contact-limiting situations like the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Guardian

Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers

More consensual touch helps ease or buffer against mental and physical complaints, meta-analysis showsWhether it is a hug from a friend or the caress of a weighted blanket, the sensation of touch appears to bring benefits for the body and mind, researchers say.The sense of touch is the first to develop in babies and is crucial in allowing us to experience the environment around us as well as communicate. Indeed, the loss of touch from others dur…

24 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Touch can help improve feelings of pain or depression, study suggests

The findings suggest touch is beneficial for physical and mental health.

24 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Sun

A hug a day could keep the doctor away - 'easing pain, depression and anxiety'

BEING hugged can help reduce pain, depression and anxiety, a study shows. Physical touch improved children and adults’ physical and mental health — even if it came from robots, German researchers found. GettyBeing hugged may help reduce pain, depression and anxiety in adults and children[/caption] The study of nearly 13,000 people looked at how touch in different areas of the body and from different people or objects impacted people. Dr Julian P…

24 days ago·United Kingdom

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