Complementary and alternative medicine contacts by persons with mental disorders in 25 countries: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

Jonge, Peter de; Wardenaar, Klaas J.; Hoenders, H. R.; Evans‐Lacko, Sara; Kovess-Masfety, Viviane; Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Sergio; Al‐Hamzawi, Ali; Alonso, Jordi; Andrade, Laura Helena; Benjet, Corina; Bromet, Evelyn J.; Bruffærts, Ronny; Bunting, Brendan; Caldas-de-Almeida, José Miguel; Dinolova, Roumyana; Florescu, Silvia; Girolamo, Giovanni de; Gureje, Oye; Haro, Josep María; Hu, Chiyi; Huang, Yueqin; Karam, Elie G.; Karam, Georges; Lee, S.; Lépine, Jean Pierre; Levinson, Daphna; Makanjuola, Victor; Navarro‐Mateu, Fernando; Pennell, Beth Ellen; Posada‐Villa, José; Scott, Kate M.; Tachimori, Hisateru; Williams, David R.; Wojtyniak, Bogdan; Kessler, Ronald C.; Thornicroft, Graham

doi:10.1017/s2045796017000774

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“…This is about four times the proportion of CAM users who had no mental disorder. While the relatively higher proportion of CAM users among those who met the criteria for a mental disorder (compared with those who did not) is consistent with other studies which found the same pattern, the rates of CAM use found in this study differed from those found in other studies [9,18,30]. This may be attributed to the different definitions and criteria used pertaining to CAM use and the mental disorders identified in the studies.…”

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“…general population [8]. In another study involving participants from 25 countries, CAM usage was reported by a total of 3.6% of respondents who met the criteria for a mental disorder as specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition within the past 12 months, with increased prevalence in higher-income countries as opposed to lower-income countries [9].…”

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The use of complementary and alternative medicine in a multi-ethnic Asian population: results from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study

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Abdin

Vaingankar

et al. 2020

BMC Complement Med Ther

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Background: This study seeks to investigate factors associated with using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for a mental illness among the three major ethnic groups (Chinese, Indians and Malays) in the general population of Singapore. Methods: Data from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study was used; responses from the "Services" section of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview version 3.0 (CIDI 3.0) administered during face-to-face household interviews with participants were analyzed to establish prevalence of CAM use among Singaporeans. Additionally, sociodemographic variables of interest were selected for subgroup regression analyses to yield correlates of CAM use among the three ethnic groups. Results: 6.4% of Singaporeans used at least one form of CAM in the past 12 months for their mental illness. Malays reported using CAM the most, followed by Indians and Chinese. Sociodemographic variables such as education and employment were differently associated with CAM use among the ethnicities. Across all three ethnic groups, CAM users were more likely to report poorer mental health-related quality of life. Conclusion: Despite the significant differences in CAM use among Chinese, Malays and Indians, those who had a mental illness were significantly more likely to use CAM regardless of ethnicity. This highlights the need for communication between CAM practitioners and conventional mental healthcare providers for early referral when appropriate which would lead to improved healthcare delivery and better clinical outcomes.

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The use of complementary and alternative medicine in a multi-ethnic Asian population: results from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study

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Vaingankar

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BMC Complement Med Ther

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“…Mental disorders are the strongest contributor to disability worldwide. 1 The four major mental disorders that can lead to disability are major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The incidence of mental disorders is high-in the United States, where 25 percent of US adults have been diagnosed with at least one mental disorder.…”

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“…However, these drugs are not always effective and may cause serious adverse reactions. 1,2 Many mental disorder patients often take dietary supplements as an alternative treatment strategy. 5 Therefore, learning what type of dietary supplements that mental disorder patients usually take and how these dietary supplements affect their daily life is an important first step for both patients and their providers toward adequate treatments and management of their mental disorders.…”

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Detecting associations between dietary supplement intake and sentiments within mental disorder tweets

Wang

Zhao

Zhang

et al. 2019

Health Informatics J

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Many patients with mental disorders take dietary supplement, but their use patterns remain unclear. In this study, we developed a method to detect signals of associations between dietary supplement intake and mental disorder in Twitter data. We developed an annotated dataset and trained a convolutional neural network classifier that can identify language use pattern of dietary supplement intake with an F1-score of 0.899, a precision of 0.900, and a recall of 0.900. Using the classifier, we discovered that melatonin and vitamin D were the most commonly used supplements among Twitter users who self-diagnosed mental disorders. Sentiment analysis using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count has shown that among Twitter users who posted mental disorder self-diagnosis, users who indicated supplement intake are more active and express more negative emotions and fewer positive emotions than those who have not mentioned supplement intake.

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“…Individuals with SRED frequently try complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), often because of dissatisfaction with conventional treatment options (Outram, Murphy, & Cockburn, 2004). A recent study in 25 countries reported that patients with severe mental disorders are satisfied after treatment with CAM (de Jonge et al, 2017) and that, compared with conventional therapies, CAM therapies are used more than expected by people with severe anxiety and depression and severe behavioral disorders (Hunt et al, 2010;Kessler et al, 2001).…”

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Experiences of Living with Stress-Related Exhaustion Disorder and Participating in a Tailor-Made AntiStress Program in Primary Care

Arvidsdotter¹,

Kylén²,

Bäck‐Pettersson³

2019

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Approximately one million Swedes of working age suffer from stress-related exhaustion disorder (SRED). However, with the current primary care, it is difficult to manage and treat SRED due to the support needs of patients with SRED. To offer more rehabilitation options, a tailor-made 10-week AntiStress program was developed, based on Arvidsdotters thesis, in which complementary medicine was integrated with traditional medicine for persons with SRED. The purpose of the study was to evaluate experiences of participation in traditional versus integrative rehabilitation among persons with SRED during the sick leave process. The study employed a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. In-depth interviews were conducted individually (n = 12) and in two focus groups (n = 8; n = 10). All interviews were analyzed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method for text interpretation inspired by Ricoeur. The overall interpretation of the interview text generated five themes: two themes highlighting the internal and external barriers to healing and three themes describing the importance of participation in the AntiStress program through the provision of integrative therapy to process existential problems, a forum for personal growth, and holistic person-centered rehabilitation, during the sick leave process. The participants described that after years of various antistress activities, they finally received the effective support they sought. Through the AntiStress program, the participants experienced increased self-awareness, self-compassion, self-efficacy and harmony in life. The evaluation shows that the AntiStress program gave the participants valuable and effective tools for managing stress in everyday life. To prevent long-term sick leave, this kind of AntiStress program might serve as a model for developing a standardized treatment option to meet the needs of individuals with different stages of SRED.

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Complementary and alternative medicine contacts by persons with mental disorders in 25 countries: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

Cited by 55 publications

References 36 publications

The use of complementary and alternative medicine in a multi-ethnic Asian population: results from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study

The use of complementary and alternative medicine in a multi-ethnic Asian population: results from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study

Detecting associations between dietary supplement intake and sentiments within mental disorder tweets

Experiences of Living with Stress-Related Exhaustion Disorder and Participating in a Tailor-Made AntiStress Program in Primary Care

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