Massage with aromatherapy is useful for persons diagnosed with:
1. Alzheimer's disease.
2. Mania.
3. Acute psychosis.
4. Dementia.
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Rationale: There are several CAM modalities that involve the use of touch for healing. Massage is one of the best known. Massage, probably because it releases endorphins, has been helpful for persons with cancer, autistic children, people who are depressed or addicted, and, in combination with aromatherapy, for persons with dementia. Persons who are suffering a psychotic episode as well as those who are experiencing mania are not good candidates for receiving CAM therapies that incorporate touch. Individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease have varying personality characteristics so one should not assume that massage (touch) with or without aromatherapy would be an appropriate adjunctive therapy for a person with this diagnosis.
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