Increasing numbers of people are turning to alternative therapies either to complement or
replace conventional medicine (CM). Alternative therapy (AT) has been defined as those …

Objective: To describe the use of alternative medicine (AM) by persons with major
depression and to examine the factors associated with AM use among these individuals …

OBJECTIVE: The study examined the relationship between mental disorders and the use of
complementary and alternative medicine. METHOD: Data from a national household …

OBJECTIVE: To determine alternative medication use in a neurology clinic population and to
predict patients likely to use alternative medications. DESIGN: Survey of 216 adults …

Background. The purpose of this study was to examine how allopathic physicians participate
in the decision to refer patients for alternative therapies. Methods. A pretested, self …

OBJECTIVE: This study presents data on the use of complementary and alternative
therapies to treat anxiety and depression in the United States. METHOD: The data came …

This study sought to update national estimates of the use of alternative therapies, to improve
the quality of those estimates, and to examine differences between users and nonusers of …

82 psychiatric inpatients hospitalized for acute care were interviewed about their use of
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities. The clinical diagnoses of …

Objectives: To survey outpatients and physicians about their use of, knowledge of, and
interest in alternative therapies. Design: Anonymous self-administered survey …

Context.—A prior national survey documented the high prevalence and costs of alternative
medicine use in the United States in 1990. Objective.—To document trends in alternative …