Aromatherapy for Health Professionals E-Book: Aromatherapy for Health Professionals E-Book

by FISPA Price Cert Ed (Editor), FISPA Price Cert Ed MIT(Trichology) (Editor)

Overview

Aromatherapy for Health Professionals covers the full spectrum of theory and practice from essential oil science and the foundations of practice to the application of aromatherapy for specific conditions. The fourth edition of this highly successful book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to aromatherapy as practiced in modern health care settings. It gives valuable information for any health professional wishing to develop their understanding of the subject, providing the in-depth knowledge needed to use essential oils in the practice environment. NEW FOR THIS EDITION * Two new chapters – Wound Care and Bereavement – provide valuable additions to the text * The chapter 'Aromas, Mind and Body' has been enhanced * Several new essential oils – giving properties, indications and cautions – have been added * New case histories illustrate the practical application of theory and techniques described * References have been updated and new research added The book is supported by a CD-ROM of ancillary tables covering essential oils for general use in health-care settings including indications for safe, therapeutic uses of essential oils; those to be used with caution; and essential oil definitions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080982533
Publisher:	Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Publication date:	11/11/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	13 MB
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Table of Contents

Section 1. Essential Oil Science

1. The Genesis of Essential Oils

2. Chemistry of Essential Oils

3. Part 1 Quality and Safety, Part 2 Power and Hazards

4. Traditional Use, Modern Research

Section 2. The Foundation of Practice

5. How Essential Oils Enter the Body

6. Hydrolats: The Essential Waters

7. Touch and Massage

8 Aromas, Mind and Body

9. Aromatic Medicine

Section 3. Aromatherapy in Context

10. Aromatherapy and Primary Healthcare

11. Stress including Critical Care

12. Pregnancy and Childbirth

13. Learning Disabilities and Autism

14 Care of the Elderly

15 Palliative and Supportive Care

Section 4. Policy and Practice

16. Aromatherapy in the UK

17. Aromatherapy Worldwide

Appendices, Glossary and Useful Addresses