Touch /

Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have "no touch" policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Field, Tiffany (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Bradford Book
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Touch hunger
  • Touch as communication
  • Touch in development
  • Touch deprivation
  • Touch messages to the brain
  • Touch therapies
  • Infant massage
  • Massage therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.