Building an Evidence Base in Complementary and Integrative Healthcare for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Author: Edwards E, Mischoulon D, Rapaport M, Stussman B, Weber W.
Affiliation:
Division of Extramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: edwardse@mail.nih.gov.
Conference/Journal: Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am.
Date published: 2013 Jul
Other:
Volume ID: 22 , Issue ID: 3 , Pages: 509-529 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2013.03.007 , Word Count: 104
Complementary and integrative strategies are widely used by families with children who have mental health diagnoses. The therapies used by these children include herbs, dietary supplements, massage, acupuncture, meditation, and naturopathy. The literature on efficacy of complementary and alternative approaches is of limited value, and studies are needed to test efficacy and safety. Interpretation of complementary and integrative health care studies for symptomatic management of mental health conditions is hampered by study design and methodological limitations. Well-designed, adequately powered, and suitably controlled clinical trials on promising complementary and integrative modalities are needed for children and adolescents with psychiatric conditions.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
PMID: 23806317
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