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Anxiety disorders affect approximately one-third of people during their lifetimes and are the ninth leading cause of global disability. Current treatments focus on therapy and pharmacological interventions. However, therapy is costly and pharmacological interventions often have undesirable side effects. Healthy people also regularly suffer periods of anxiety. Therefore, a non-pharmacological, intuitive, home intervention would be …
A hug a day may help to protect against conflict related distress, buffering against deleterious changes in mood that are associated with interpersonal conflict, as published in PLOS ONE. Those engaging in more frequent interpersonal touch have been found to enjoy better physical and psychological health as well as improved relationships. Interpersonal touch is theorized …