Anksiyete Tedavisinde Aromaterapi Uygulamaları: Bir Gözden Geçirme

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1, 1 - 8, 25.09.2022

Merve Öz

Öz

Aromaterapi en yaygın tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp tedavilerinden biridir. Son yıllarda ruh sağlığı semptomalarını hafifletmek için yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Anksiyete;
bilişsel, somatik, duygusal ve davranışsal bileşenler ile karakterize psikolojik durumdur. Anksiyete, genel populasyonda prevelansı en yüksek psikolojik rahatsızlıklardan
biridir. Anksiyete semptomlarını rahatlatmak amacıyla alternatif ve tamamlayıcı yöntemler araştırılmaktadır. Anksiyete semptomlarını rahatlatmak amacıyla
kullanılan yöntemlerden bir tanesi de aromaterapidir. Bu makalenin amacı; anksiyete bozukluklarının tedavisinde aromaterapi uygulamalarının etkisinin literatür çalışmalarından
elde edilen verilerin toplanarak derlenmesi ve bu verilerin ilişkilendirilmesidir. Bu bağlamda, Science Direct, Pubmed ve Google Scholar veri tabanları ve
uluslararası dergilerden faydalanılarak yaklaşık 20 makale incelenmiş ve anksiyete bozukluklarının tedavisinde aromaterapi uygulamalarının etkisi üzerine yazılan yayınlar
derlenmiştir. Yapılan çalışmaların birçoğunun sonucu olarak, aramoterapinin anksiyete üzerindeki olumlu etkisinden söz edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Anksiyete, Aromaterapi, Fitoterapi

Destekleyen Kurum

yok

Proje Numarası

yok

Teşekkür

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Aromatherapy Applications in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: A Review

Öz

Aromatherapy is one of the most common complementary and alternative medicine treatments. It has been widely used in recent years to relieve mental health symptoms. Anxiety is a
psychological condition characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. Anxiety is one of the psychological disorders with the highest prevalence in the general
population. Alternative and complementary methods are being researched to relieve anxiety symptoms. One of the methods used to relieve anxiety symptoms is aromatherapy. The article
aims to collect and compile the data obtained from the literature studies on the treatment of anxiety disorders and the effects of aromatherapy applications. In this context, about 20 articles
have been examined; using Science Direct, Pubmed and Google Scholar databases. International journals and publications on the effects of aromatherapy applications on anxiety have been
compiled. As a result of many of the studies, it has been mentioned that the positive effect of aromatherapy on anxiety.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Anxiety, aromatherapy, phytotherapy

Proje Numarası

yok

Kaynakça

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