Klabbers G. A., Boot B., Dekker M., Hagg W. J.. (2024). Mechanisms of Haptotherapy: specific- and nonspecific therapy factors. In International Journal of Haptonomy and Haptotherapy, 12(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.61370/veme5018
In addition to the insightful conversations, the experiential skill exercises and the affective contact-oriented therapeutic touch, the therapist-patient relationship in HT can also be seen as a specific therapy factor. Although this article does not yet provide a conclusive rationale for the efficacy of haptotherapy, it offers a good overview of the specific and nonspecific therapy factors in haptotherapy and the presumed mechanisms of haptotherapy.