Abstract Title:

Efficacy of Bach-flower remedies in test anxiety: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial with partial crossover.

Abstract Source:

J Anxiety Disord. 2001 Jul-Aug;15(4):359-66. PMID: 11474820

Abstract Author(s):

H Walach, C Rilling, U Engelke

Article Affiliation:

Institut für Umweltmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene, Universitätsklinikum, Freiburg, Germany. [email protected]

Abstract:

Bach-flower remedies are a type of alternative medication used increasingly for over-the-counter self-help purposes. We studied the efficacy of a combination of Bach-flower remedies in subjects with test anxiety in a randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded parallel group design, with crossing over the placebo group to remedies after the first phase. Anxiety was measured by a standardized, validated test anxiety questionnaire (the German version of the Test Anxiety Inventory, TAI-G). Fifty-five of 61 subjects with self-reported test anxiety gave valid data. There was no significant difference between the groups, but a significant decrease of test anxiety in all groups was present. We conclude that Bach-flower remedies are an effective placebo for test anxiety and do not have a specific effect.

Study Type : Human Study

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