Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Significance of balneotherapy in psychiatry:
elements of evidence in 2012
Dubois O (1)
(1) Thermes de Saujon. France
thermes.odubois@wanadoo.fr
Introduction and Objectives
Spa medicine in its psychiatric positioning is still not acknowledged enough in
psychiatry. Yet, over the last few years, numerous studies have shown the importance
of its therapeutic approach in this indication
Materials and Methods
Here, we propose to update the main works concerning taking care of anxiety
disorder, depressive disorders, somatoform disorders and withdrawal from benzodiapezines,
which has become of problematic extent, especially in Europe.
Every studies are selected from International bibliographical review
Results
The most significative studies are the subject of a presentation and results analysis
Conclusions
Balneotherapy and treatment in spa resort allow a particularly interesting approach,
namely for their socio-therapeutic and holistic (or globally humane) approach,
enabling to achieve taking care of the psycho-educative type particularly
recommended in this special field
Keywords: Balneotherapy, Psychiatry, Anxiety
Balnea
2012, núm. 6, 135
135
ISBN: 978-84-669-1887-0
978-84-669-3482-4