Traditional therapies for depressed mothers have only minimal effects on
the interactive experience of the depressed mother-infant pair, as a one-personcentered
therapy does not directly modulate the relationship difficulties.
However, massage studies have demonstrated positive outcomes for depressed
mothers and her infant, with depressed mothers reporting less depression and
anxiety when they have been trained in infant massage and their infants exhibit
significantly improve dyadic vocalization, soothability and affect, as well as
decreases in restlessness and delayed sleep