Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jussi Valtonen, Ville-Juhani Ilmarinen, Jan-Erik Lonnqvist
Summary: The study found that individual political orientation is associated with the use of conventional medicine (CM) and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). People with an anti-corruption political orientation are less likely to use CM but more likely to use CAM. People with a Green/alternative/libertarian political orientation are more likely to use CAM. Poor health status moderates the association between anti-corruption political orientation and CM use, but not between political orientation and CAM use.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Anwesa Chatterjee
Summary: This qualitative study aimed to understand the decision-making processes of chronic illness patients choosing CAM treatments. The results identified seven overarching themes influencing patients' choices, including aversion to allopathic medicine, curiosity, trial and error. This study sheds light on less examined reasons for CAM use.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Clara Zimmermann, Meliha Jusufoska, Josipa Tolic, Marta Abreu de Azevedo, Philip E. Tarr, Michael J. Deml
Summary: This study aims to investigate the potential roles of biomedically oriented and CAM-specialised pharmacists in vaccine counselling and to understand the relationship between vaccine hesitancy and CAM.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Benedicte Marie Finger, Annika Triller, Ashley M. Bourke, Gert Jan Lammers, Christian Veauthier, Merve Yildizli, Ulf Kallweit
Summary: This study investigated the frequency and characteristics of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in German narcolepsy patients. 15% of patients were using CAM at the time of the survey, and an additional 18% reported past use. The most commonly used CAM treatments were vitamins/trace elements, homeopathy, and meditation. CAM users were more likely to experience side effects from medication and have low adherence to pharmacological treatment.
Article
Neurosciences
Mitchell G. Spring, Aaron Caccamise, Elizabeth A. Panther, Bethany M. Windsor, Karan R. Soni, Jayme R. McReynolds, Daniel S. Wheeler, John R. Mantsch, Robert A. Wheeler
Summary: Chronic stress diminishes task-related activity of brain pathways regulating approach behavior, reducing cue-directed behavior and impairing associated cortical activity. Stress disrupts reward processing by altering the incentive value of associated cues.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Valentyn Fournier, Florent Varet
Summary: The study investigates the relationship between conspiracy beliefs (CBs) and intentions to use conventional, complementary, and alternative medicines. The findings suggest that CBs are strongly associated with medicine usage intentions, which has important implications for research and practice, particularly in cancer patients.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Caragh Brosnan, Campbell Tickner, Kate Davies, Milena Heinsch, Amie Steel, Pia Vuolanto
Summary: Research on CAM use reveals that clients highly value the consultation process, as it empowers them through active listening and control over their health. However, there is limited sociological analysis on the dynamics between CAM practitioners and clients within the consultation. This study uses audio recordings and interviews to explore knowledge utilization in client-practitioner interactions, and introduces the concept of the 'salutogenic gaze' to understand the operation of power/knowledge in the CAM consultation.
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Hongmin Chu, Seunghwan Moon, Jeongsu Park, Seongjun Bak, Youme Ko, Bo-Young Youn
Summary: The development of artificial intelligence in complementary and alternative medicine has been rapidly advancing. This systematic scoping review identified three main categories of AI usage in CAM, including acupuncture treatment, tongue and lip diagnoses, and herbal medicine. Future research should focus on verifying and validating these AI models through large-scale clinical trials.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Pinar Duru, Ozlem Orsal
Summary: This study found that the prevalence rate of acne among university students was 65.4%. The severity of acne and its impacts on students' lives were inversely related to their quality of life, and directly proportional to their social appearance anxiety. Acne distress accounted for 19% of the change in acne quality-of-life scores and caused 61% of the change in social appearance anxiety scores.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jin Young Yoon, Seok-Jae Ko, Jae-Woo Park, Jae Myung Cha
Summary: Many Asian patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) are unsatisfied with conventional medical treatment and are seeking complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. However, there is limited research on CAM for FD specifically in an Asian context. Traditional herbal formulas, STW-5, peppermint and caraway, FDgard, black seed oil, and psychotherapy have been used in FD patients, but the evidence supporting their effectiveness is weak. Well-planned, large-scale studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of CAM in treating FD, especially in Asian countries.
Article
Dermatology
Kyla N. Price, Erin K. Collier, Tristan Grogan, Jennifer M. Fernandez, Raed Alhusayen, Afsaneh Alavi, Iltefat H. Hamzavi, Michelle A. Lowes, Martina J. Porter, Jennifer L. Hsiao, Vivian Y. Shi
Summary: Recent studies have shown a widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with HS. Providers vary in their comfort and opinions regarding CAM, with most agreeing that CAM and conventional medicine are more effective together, while citing a lack of scientific evidence as a barrier to recommending CAM.
DERMATOLOGIC THERAPY
(2021)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Kate Davies, Milena Heinsch, Campbell Tickner, Caragh Brosnan, Amie Steel, Gupteswar Patel, Molly Marsh
Summary: This review examines the different forms of knowledge used by CM practitioners in interactions with patients and finds that practitioners primarily draw knowledge from patients' bodies and narratives. By utilizing discipline-specific forms of knowledge and referencing biomedical sources, CM practitioners are making strides towards legitimacy in CM practice.
BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Wilder T. Doucette, Elizabeth B. Smedley, Metztli Ruiz-Jaquez, Jibran Y. Khokhar, Kyle S. Smith
Summary: Current treatments for obesity have limited effects on long-term weight reduction. Chronic neuromodulation, a new interventional strategy, shows promise based on preclinical animal studies. This study focused on the ventral pallidum (VP) and found that both inhibitory and excitatory chemogenetic manipulations of VP-targeted neurons caused weight gain over time, not clearly related to consumption levels. The complex reciprocal feedback between ventral striatal structures and metabolic centers may underlie these unexpected findings.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maayan Roichman
Summary: This article employs ethnographic research methods to examine the training of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners, specifically in the field of naturopathy. It highlights the importance of overturning the biomedical epistemological hierarchy and emphasizes the role of introspection and the search for authenticity in CAM's construction of alternative medical truth. The study adds to the existing literature on CAM by providing insights into the way naturopathic knowledge is inculcated during practitioner training.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Seyed Hamdollah Mosavat, Mehdi Pasalar, Hassan Joulaei, Vira Ameli, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Ali Mirzazadeh, Mohammad Hashem Hashempur
Summary: This study examines the frequency and reasons behind the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Iran. The results show that the majority of participants use CAM, and there is no significant difference in quality of life between those who use CAM and those who do not.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miguel A. Vallejo, Laura Vallejo-Slocker, Martin Offenbaecher, Jameson K. Hirsch, Loren L. Toussaint, Niko Kohls, Fuschia Sirois, Javier Rivera
Summary: Psychological flexibility plays an important role in moderating the relationship between severity and impact of fibromyalgia symptoms, while catastrophizing has residual importance depending on its interaction with psychological flexibility. Interaction occurs during the transition from mild to moderate severity of the disease and accounts for 40.1% of the variance in the sample.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Danielle M. Beaton, Fuschia Sirois, Elizabeth Milne
Summary: People with ADHD often face criticism from others, especially regarding their inattention and impulsive behaviors. Criticism can have negative effects on their self-worth and well-being, and receiving understanding from others plays an important role in perceiving criticism. Therefore, more knowledge, understanding, and acceptance are needed to address neurodiversity.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Fuschia M. Sirois, Janine Owens
Summary: Loneliness is positively associated with greater use of primary health care, indicating that individuals experiencing loneliness tend to visit primary care practitioners more frequently. This association is independent of age, type of health-care systems, and type of loneliness scale, but it is influenced by the proportion of females in the sample.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Byron D. Brooks, Andrea R. Kaniuka, Jessica Kelliher Rabon, Fuschia M. Sirois, Jameson K. Hirsch
Summary: Individuals with fibromyalgia have lower levels of health-related quality of life compared to other chronically ill populations. This study examines the association between social support and HRQL in fibromyalgia patients and explores the potential mediating role of self-compassion.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MEDICAL SETTINGS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Danielle M. Beaton, Fuschia Sirois, Elizabeth Milne
Summary: This study found that adults with ADHD have poorer mental health compared to adults without ADHD, and low levels of self-compassion may contribute to this difference. Self-compassion interventions could be used to improve mental health outcomes in adults with ADHD.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Marios Biskas, Fuschia M. Sirois, Thomas L. Webb
Summary: Responding with self-compassion is helpful for achieving goals, but some people struggle to do so. This study proposes that social cognition models can explain why some individuals, particularly those high in perfectionistic concerns, find it difficult to respond with self-compassion. The findings suggest that negative beliefs about self-compassion and difficulties enacting self-compassionate behaviors contribute to the struggle. Overall, this research provides evidence for understanding self-compassionate responding and identifying potential barriers to it.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Morteza Khazaei, Mark D. Holder, Fuschia M. Sirois, Lindsay G. Oades, Matthew W. Gallagher
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) in Iranian adolescents. The results showed that the MHC-SF displayed high reliability and validity in measuring emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Additionally, the MHC-SF was correlated with academic performance, resilience, psychological flexibility, and mindfulness.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Morteza Khazaei, Mark D. Holder, Fuschia M. Sirois, Matthew W. Gallagher
Summary: Higher emotional capital is positively associated with positive emotions, social relationships, social capital, and human capital. The study developed and evaluated a personal emotional capital questionnaire for adolescents, which consists of 10 components. The questionnaire was administered to two samples of Iranian 15-year-olds, and the results confirmed its validity and reliability. The findings suggest that the PECQ-A is a suitable measure of personal emotional capital for adolescents.
EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah Danson, Fuschia Sirois, Kathryn Fradley, Jonathan Wadsley, Jaydip Ray, Rhian Bishop, Janet Horsman, Colette Mann, Loretta Chantry-Groves, Matthew Young, Richard Bentall
Summary: This study aimed to assess the mental health burden on healthcare workers during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed that healthcare workers are more likely to experience somatic symptoms, depression, and anxiety compared to the general population. Additionally, scientific and technical, nursing, and administrative staff were more vulnerable to mental health issues than medical staff.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Fuschia M. Sirois, Christopher B. Stride, Timothy A. Pychyl
Summary: This study found that chronic procrastination is positively associated with poor health outcomes, with stress as the main mediator of this relationship. These associations remain stable over time and highlight the importance of addressing habitual self-regulation failure for improving health.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Amy Louise Finlay-Jones, Asha Parkinson, Fuschia Sirois, Yael Perry, Mark Boyes, Clare S. Rees
Summary: This study tested the efficacy of a self-guided web-based self-compassion training program on the well-being of young Australians with chronic medical conditions. The results showed positive effects of the program on self-compassion, well-being, and distress, but no effects on emotion regulation difficulties and maladaptive coping strategies. Self-compassion mediated the improvements in well-being.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Jessica Kelliher-Rabon, Fuschia M. Sirois, Alison L. Barton, Jameson K. Hirsch
Summary: The study found that self-compassion is negatively correlated with suicide risk, meaning that stronger self-compassion is associated with lower suicide risk; all assessed psychopathology in the samples served as mediators in this association; future research is needed to investigate causal effects of study variables.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fuschia M. Sirois
Summary: This study found that trait procrastination is associated with intentions and motivations for health behaviour change, as well as with efficacy and outcome expectancies for hoped-for HPS, but not feared HPS.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Ting Xu, Fuschia M. Sirois, Libin Zhang, Zeyuan Yu, Tingyong Feng
Summary: The study used VBM and FC approaches to investigate the neural basis of the association between self-control and procrastination. The results showed a positive correlation between self-control and gray matter volume in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, as well as negative correlations between functional connectivity of this area to other brain regions and procrastination. This suggests that communication in brain regions involved in emotion regulation and valuation processing may contribute to the relationship between self-control and procrastination.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Jodie C. Stevenson, Abigail Millings, Lisa-Marie Emerson, Fuschia Sirois, Angela C. Rowe
Summary: Two studies provide evidence challenging the bi-directional relationship between adult attachment and mindfulness, showing that attachment anxiety predicts mindfulness facets over time, and that attachment security priming enhances state mindfulness more effectively than a mindfulness induction. These findings suggest a causal role of attachment orientation in the development of mindfulness.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2021)