According to the Mood Disorders Society of Canada, almost three million Canadians have serious depression, but only less than one third of them seek outside help for it.

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), anxiety and depression account for 79 percent of all psychiatric diagnosis. The organization also predicts that by 2020 major depression will be second only to heart disease as the leading cause of disability worldwide.

In order to help patients cope with depression, holistic physicians and alternative therapists have been researching different healing methods. One such method  is massage therapy.

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