Being Touched Often Might Help Improve Mental Health

Receiving physical touch, whether it is from other human beings or animals, can help in reducing anxiety, depression, and even pain in adults and children, as per the findings of a recent meta-analysis and review of 212 studies that was published in the journal Nature Human Behavior. “The sense of touch has immense importance for many aspects of our life. It is the first of all the senses to develop in newborns and the most direct experience of contact with our physical and social environment. Complementing our own touch experience,...