17 (Part I) Aromatherapy in the UK Carole Preen Chapter contents Introduction Aromatherapy development Legal requirements Practice of aromatherapy Aromatherapy products Education/training House of Lords report Helping the public select…
14 Care of the elderly Shirley Price, Sandra A. Oram Chapter contents Introduction Massage and essential oils The cost of dementia Dementia and its variations The value of touch with…
13 Learning difficulties and autism Julia Fearon, Louise Anderson Chapter contents Introduction Types of learning and behavioural disorder Consent Validity of aromatherapy and essential oil use Touch and communication Developing…
12 Pregnancy and childbirth Penny Price, Shirley Price, Jo Kellett Introduction Ethical, legal and safety aspects in pregnancy Emmenagogues and abortifacients Aromatherapy and massage during pregnancy Common problems in pregnancy…
3 (Part II) Power and hazards Len Price Chapter contents Specific hazards Dermal toxicity Other sensitivities and toxicities Powerful oils in pregnancy Misuse of essential oils Emmenagogic essential oils Safety…
4 (Part I) Traditional use, modern research Len Price Chapter contents Introduction Different approaches Fall and rise of plant-based medicine Acceptance of aromatherapy Introduction Different approaches to the healing of…
Chapter 2Normal mixed models In this chapter, we discuss in more detail the mixed model with normally distributed errors. We will refer to this as the ‘normal mixed model’. Of…
Chapter 3Generalised linear mixed models Up until now, we have considered models with normally distributed errors. However, there are many situations where data are not of this type, for example,…
Chapter 1Introduction At the start of each chapter, we will ‘set the scene’ by outlining its content. In this introductory chapter, we start Section 1.1 by describing some situations where…
Chapter 4Mixed models for categorical data Categorical data often occur in clinical trials. For example, adverse events may be classified on an ordinal scale as mild, moderate or severe. In…
