Complementary/alternative medicine: Ethical, professional, and practical challenges for psychologists.

Bassman, Lynette; Uellendahl, Gail E.

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.34.3.264

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“…This favorable response is in contrast to earlier findings by Wilson and White [15] that psychologists were much less likely to be willing to integrate by offering recommendations or referrals. While the behaviors are different, other studies, including Bassman and Uellendahl [10] and Wilson and White [18], have found that psychologists are much more willing to integrate through recommending or referral than they are to access training and incorporate CAT into their practice. This apparent difference in perspective between students and practicing psychologists may reflect changing perspectives within the discipline over time or may say something about the constraints realized only when practicing as a psychologist.…”

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“…These include recommending CAT to clients, offering clients referrals to CAT practitioners, and accessing training in CAT therapies to integrate these therapies into practice [10]. In the United States, Bassman and Uellendahl [10] assessed psychologists' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and patterns of referral regarding CAT. Their findings indicated that most psychologists believed that CAT could aid in treatment.…”

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Students' Beliefs about Willingness to Access Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CAT) Training for Future Integration into Psychology Practice

2012

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It is suggested that all psychologists gain basic training in the types of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) their clients may be using. As psychology students are the next cohort of health professionals who will inform future initiatives in the field, it is important to understand the factors which influence their decisions about CAT integration. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, we investigated the beliefs that differentiate between psychology students who are high or low on willingness to access training in CAT for future practice use. Undergraduate psychology students (N = 106) completed a questionnaire assessing the likelihood of positive and negative consequences of accessing training and utilizing CAT within a psychological practice, important others' approval, and barriers preventing them from this integration behavior. Those students higher on willingness were more likely to endorse positive outcomes (e.g., offering a more holistic approach to therapy) of accessing CAT training for future practice use and to believe that important others (e.g., clients) would support this behavior. A regression analysis examining the relative importance of these belief sets broadly supported the belief-based analyses. These beliefs of student psychologists can inform educators and policy makers about CAT training and integration in psychology practice.

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Students' Beliefs about Willingness to Access Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CAT) Training for Future Integration into Psychology Practice

2012

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“…Previous research, although somewhat limited, has found that psychologists are recommending CAT generally at relatively high rates and at significantly higher rates than they are offering specific referrals to CAT practitioners (Bassman & Uellendahl, 2003). However, little is known about how psychology students, who are the next cohort of health professionals and who will be in a position to direct future initiatives in the field, perceive integrating CAT into psychology practice.…”

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“…Current research suggests that psychologists are integrating CAT into psychological practice via recommending CAT to clients, offering clients referrals to CAT practitioners, or accessing training in CAT therapies to integrate these therapies into practice (Bassman & Uellendahl, 2003). Previous research, although somewhat limited, has found that psychologists are recommending CAT generally at relatively high rates and at significantly higher rates than they are offering specific referrals to CAT practitioners (Bassman & Uellendahl, 2003).…”

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Psychology Students’ Beliefs about Integrating Complementary and Alternative Therapy (CAT) into Their Future Psychology Practice

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2012

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We investigated whether belief-based differences exist between students who have strong and weak intentions to integrate complementary and alternative therapy (CAT) into future psychology practice by recommending CAT or specific CAT practitioners to clients. A cross-sectional methodology was used. Psychology undergraduate students (N = 106) participated in a paper-based questionnaire design to explore their underlying beliefs related to CAT integration. The study was undertaken at a major university in Queensland, Australia. The theory of planned behaviour belief-based framework guided the study. Multivariate analyses of variance examined the influence of behavioural, normative, and control beliefs on the strong and weak intention groups. A multiple regression analysis investigated the relative importance of these belief sets for predicting intentions. We found that clear differences emerged between strong and weak intenders on behavioural and normative beliefs, but not control beliefs. Strong intenders perceived the positive outcomes of integrating CAT, such as being able to offer clients a more holistic practice and having confidence in the practitioners/practices, as more likely to occur than weak intenders, and perceived the negative outcome of compromising my professional practice as less likely. Strong intenders were more likely than weak intenders to perceive that a range of important referents (e.g., clients) would think they should integrate CAT. Results of the regression analysis revealed the same pattern of results in that behavioural and normative beliefs, but not control beliefs, significantly predicted intentions. The findings from this study can be used to inform policy and educational initiatives that aim to encourage CAT use in psychology practice.

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“…In 1997, more than 40% of the people living in the United States practiced at least one type of complementary or alternative therapy, psycho-physiological stretching therapy being one of those modalities [6]. In addition, 65% of people receiving mental health services engaged in one type of alternative or adjunctive therapy [7]. The research findings have described the possible beneficial effects of stretching on mental health.…”

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Effect of combined psycho-physiological stretching and breathing therapy on sexual satisfaction

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BackgroundDuring the last few decades, marital tensions and stresses have influenced various dimensions of life. The objective of the current study was to examine the effects of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy combined with breathing exercise) on sexual satisfaction among heterosexual men.MethodsFor this research, we used “convenience sampling” to select 80 males, who were then split equally into two groups, the intervention group and the control group, both groups containing men who had voiced a desire to be in the experimental group. For collection of data, we used an identical quasi-experimental design called the “nonequivalent control group.” Therapy sessions, each lasting 90 to 120 min, were carried out on the same 3 days of the week (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday) for a total of 20 sessions. The volunteers were selected from heterosexual men with stable relationships, who had been married a minimum of 6 months and were ages 20 to 55 years of age. Pre-tests, post-tests, and follow-up tests were conducted in a clinic at the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM [1] ). For assessment, we used the sexual satisfaction subscale of the ENRICH [2] questionnaire.ResultsThe intervention group had better post-test scores than the control group. Also, follow-up test scores for the intervention group were marginally better than those for the control group, but the difference did not reach statistical significance.ConclusionsCombined psycho-physiological therapy including stretching and breathing exercise leads to improved sexual satisfaction.

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Complementary/alternative medicine: Ethical, professional, and practical challenges for psychologists.

Cited by 33 publications

References 24 publications

Students' Beliefs about Willingness to Access Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CAT) Training for Future Integration into Psychology Practice

Students' Beliefs about Willingness to Access Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CAT) Training for Future Integration into Psychology Practice

Psychology Students’ Beliefs about Integrating Complementary and Alternative Therapy (CAT) into Their Future Psychology Practice

Effect of combined psycho-physiological stretching and breathing therapy on sexual satisfaction

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