The relationship between marriage and family therapists and complementary and alternative medicine approaches: a national survey.
Respondents to a mail survey of a random sample (N = 424) of Clinical Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy provided information about their contexts of practice, use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and relationships with CAM providers. Consistent with both national trends and the experience of psychologists as reported in a similar survey, the results of this survey suggest that marriage and family therapists have been affected significantly by and have a growing awareness of CAM practices. Limitations of the study and implications for the field are discussed.
Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 28608, USA. caldwllkl@appstate.edu
Karen L
KL
Caldwell
Jon L
JL
Winek
Dorothy S
DS
Becvar
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States