Discussing complementary and alternative medicine use for children

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for children with special health care needs: A comparative usage study in Italy

“…*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001. over their own child health. As conventional treatments are led by experienced healthcare providers, families might seek sources of perceived control on disease management in interventions at the outskirts of the official medicine [2]. The sense of empowerment experienced by parents who actively seek for and adheres to alternative care regimens might play a critical role in favorable decisions across the health care journey.…”

“…The lack of definitive data about efficacy and safety of CAM treatments should not be a good reason to avoid disclosure about CAM with parents of CSHCN [40,41]. It should be noted that parents of CSHCN are reluctant to discuss CAM usage with physicians and pediatricians [2]. A survey conducted on 745 pediatricians found that 87% had been asked about CAM by patients, but only 5% felt knowledgeable about CAM therapies [42].…”

“…The use of CAM for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) has rapidly increased during last decades [2][3][4][5]. Previous research documented varying patterns of CAM usage in families of CSHCN with different pediatric diagnoses [5,6].…”

“…Moreover, specific issues associated with CAM use in pediatric population (i.e., comparisons between different clinical conditions, parental perceived efficacy, economic burden of CAM, differences related to geographical area) have received limited attention and still warrant scientific investigation [7]. As comparative usage studies have been warranted in order to support pediatric integrative clinical practice [2], the present research aimed at comparing CAM usage among Italian families of CSHCN with different pediatric diagnoses.…”

Why Do Adults With ADHD Choose Strength-Based Coaching Over Public Mental Health Care? A Qualitative Case Study From the Netherlands

“…The focus on evidence-based interventions stimulates new forms of therapy, such as strengthbased coaching, to develop outside of the public mental health system. Nevertheless, for people with mental health problems, there is an increase in the use of complementary and alternative treatments, as well as the scientific enquiries as to how and why these treatment options are utilized (Bahceci et al, 2013;Segar, 2012;Vlieger, 2007), particularly for children with ADHD (Majorek, Tüchelmann, & Heusser, 2004;Sinha & Efron, 2005).…”