
Clinical Aromatherapy
Essential Oils in Healthcare
Description
Key Features
- Expert peer-reviewed information spans the entire book. All chapters have been written by a PhD nurse with post-doctoral training in research and then peer reviewed by named experts in their field.
- Introduction to the principles and practice of aromatherapy covers contraindications, toxicity, safe applications, and more.
- Descriptions of real-world applications illustrate how aromatherapy works in various clinical specialties.
- Coverage of aromatherapy in psychiatric nursing provides important information on depression, psychosis, bipolar, compulsive addictive, addiction and withdrawal.
- In-depth clinical section deals with the management of common problems, such as infection and pain, that may frequently be encountered on the job.
- Examples of specific oils in specific treatments helps readers directly apply book content to everyday practice.
- Evidence-based content draws from thousands of references.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: OVERVIEW
1: Evolution of Aromatherapy
2: How Essential Oils Work
3: Basic Plant Taxonomy, Basic Essential Oil Chemistry, Extraction, Biosynthesis and Analysis
4: Essential Oil Toxicity and Contraindications
5: Aromatherapy and Integrative Healthcare
6: The M Technique®SECTION II: CLINICAL USE OF AROMATHERAPY
7: Infection
8: Insomnia
9: Nausea and Vomiting
10: Pain and Inflammation
11: Stress and Well-BeingSECTION III: AROMATHERAPY IN CLINICAL SPECIALTIES
12: Care of the Elderly
13: Critical Care
14: Dermatology
15: Mental Health
16: Oncology
17: Palliative, Hospice, and End of Life Care
18: Pediatrics
19: Respiratory Care
20: Women’s HealthAppendix: Recommended Essential-Oil Distributors
Product details
- No. of pages: 432
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Churchill Livingstone 2015
- Published: November 14, 2014
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702054402
- eBook ISBN: 9780702064869