Home > Alternative Medicine > Massage for Stress and Anxiety Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Oct 23, 2013 by MultiVu, Views: 5205 To mark National Massage Therapy Awareness Week (NMTAW), October 20-26, the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) has compiled research that suggests symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression (all associated with mental health) may be alleviated with massage therapy.