A multi-center, double-blind, randomised study of the Lavender oil preparation Silexan in comparison to Lorazepam for generalized anxiety disorder

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-99

  Woelk, H ^a   Schlafke S ^b  

^a Surgery for psychiatry and psychotherapy   (Germany)

^b DR WILLMAR SCHWABE GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double blind randomised study; Generalised anxiety disorder; Lavandula angustifolia; Silexan

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; LAVENDER OIL; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO; SILEXAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; ERUCTATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAVANDULA; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OILS, VOLATILE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 73649139893     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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