关于芳香疗法对抑郁症状患者影响的综述。
A review on the effects of aromatherapy for patients with depressive symptoms.
机构信息
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
出版信息
J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Feb;15(2):187-95. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0333.
PURPOSE
We reviewed studies from 2000 to 2008 on using essential oils for patients with depression or depressive symptoms and examined their clinical effects.
METHODS
The review was conducted among five electronic databases to identify all peer-reviewed journal papers that tested the effects of aromatherapy in the form of therapeutic massage for patients with depressive symptoms.
RESULTS
The results were based on six studies examining the effects of aromatherapy on depressive symptoms in patients with depression and cancer. Some studies showed positive effects of this intervention among these three groups of patients.
CONCLUSIONS
We recommend that aromatherapy could continue to be used as a complementary and alternative therapy for patients with depression and secondary depressive symptoms arising from various types of chronic medical conditions. More controlled studies with sound methodology should be conducted in the future to ascertain its clinical effects and the underlying psychobiologic mechanisms.
目的
我们回顾了 2000 年至 2008 年间使用精油治疗抑郁症或抑郁症状患者的研究，并考察了其临床效果。
方法
在五个电子数据库中进行了综述，以确定所有经过同行评审的期刊论文，这些论文测试了芳香疗法以治疗性按摩的形式对抑郁症状患者的影响。
结果
结果基于六项研究，这些研究考察了芳香疗法对抑郁症和癌症患者抑郁症状的影响。一些研究表明，这种干预措施对这三组患者都有积极影响。
结论
我们建议继续将芳香疗法作为抑郁症患者以及各种慢性疾病继发抑郁症状患者的一种补充和替代疗法。未来应进行更多设计合理的对照研究，以确定其临床效果和潜在的心理生物学机制。
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