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Lavender oil as a treatment for agitated behaviour in severe dementia
 — a placebo controlled study
Author(s)Clive Holmes, Vivienne Hopkins, Christine Hensford
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 4, April 2002
Pagespp 305-308
KeywordsAlternative medicine ; Aggression ; Dementia ; Clinical surveys ; Southampton.
AnnotationAromatherapy with lavender oil shows modest efficacy of treatment of agitated behaviours in patients with severe dementia. In this study of 15 patients at a long-term stay unit for patients with behavioural problems at Moorgreen Hospital, Southampton, most showed either improvement (60%) or no change in agitated behaviour. Larger studies exploring different modes of administration and the characteristics of responders are needed. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020520210 A
ClassmarkLK3: EPB: EA: 3G: 8HH

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