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Aromatherapy soothes people with dementia
Lemon Balm extract as a lotion
By Tele management, |
Lemon balm extract is effective in reducing symptoms of agitation in people with dementia, say researchers in the UK.
Agitation – a mixture of restlessness, anxiety and aggression – is all too common among people suffering from dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Often agitation is treated with anti-psychotic drugs, but these have severe side effects. They may, for instance, accelerate mental decline and also make the patient withdrawn.
In a new study, researchers at Newcastle General Hospital in England, have looked at the effect of lemon balm on agitation. They used either a lotion containing lemon balm or a placebo lotion to a group of 72 patients with dementia. The lotion was applied twice a day for four weeks.
£10m for mental health research in East of England
National Institute of Health Research has awarded the grant to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, which is carrying out the research.
It will support projects that make a “difference to people’s lives”.
Two areas it is looking at are dementia and patient safety.
The trust plans to work with the Universities of Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
A Carer thinking about dementia and memory problems
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