Evaluating the effect of the Flower Essences in traumas and fears in children who live in poor situation

Abstract

Introduction: Children who live in slums are in constant risky situation and this can increase the possibility of a child to develop an emotional or behavioral disorder. Aim: It is to analyze the results of floral essences in the treatment of fears and traumas in children who live in a poor situation. Material and Method: randomized clinical trial and double-blind. There were 17 children, between 6 and 8 years old that were divided in experi-mental and placebo, the first group received the flower essences and the second group received only water. The intervention lasted 60 days. The effect of the flower essences was analyzed by an art therapist through the creation of a Garden in 3 different moments. Result: in the experimental group with 08 children, 07 (87,5%) children showed improvement and 01 (12,5%) child remained unchanged. In the placebo group with 07 chil¬dren, 02 (28,6%) children showed improvement and 05 (71,4%) children remained unchanged. There was no correlation between the use of colors, elements or space and the improvement or worsening of the children. Conclusion: the experimental group showed evidences of better elaborations of fears and traumas experienced compared to the placebo group suggesting the floral therapy can be used to help reduce the consequences that these emotions produce in the human behavior.