Complimentary/Alternative Medicine

Question 1

What is CAM Medicine?

Answer 1

Broad domain of healing resources encompassing all health systems, modalities and practices and accompanying theories/beliefs (Resources for healing other than those intrinsic to dominant health system of a society)

Question 2

What are some examples of CAM?

Answer 2

Acupuncture, Herbal, Hypnotherapy, Aromatherapy, Homeopathy, Chiropractic

Question 3

What are the 4 groups of CAM based therapy?

Answer 3

1) Manual Therapy (Chiropractic, Massage)
2) Ethnic Medical Systems (Acupuncture, herbal medicine and yoga)
3) Mind-body: Hypnotherapy, healing
4) Non-allopathic: Homeopathy, naturopathy

Question 4

What sort of problems is CAM used for?

Answer 4

Depression, eczema, chronic pain, IBS

Question 5

What sort of people use CAM?

Answer 5

1) 35-60 group, women mainly
2) Higher income and educational levels
3) Chronic disease
4) Southern people

Question 6

What are the Big 5 CAM?

Answer 6

1. Acupuncture.
2. Chiropractic therapy.
3. Homeopathy.
4. Herbal medicine.
5. Osteopathy.

Question 7

What are the main major user concerns of CAM?

Answer 7

1) Safety: unregulated treatments and practitioners
2) Delay to conventional care
3) Unrealistic and unhealthy expectations

Question 8

What are the 3 expected CAM outcomes?

Answer 8

1) No need for medication
2) Symptom reduction
3) Control and improvement of coping skills

Question 9

What are the 5 “push” factors for new CAM users?

Answer 9

1) Lack of effective conventional treatment for illness
2) Concern of medications side effects
3) Bad past experience
4) Gullibility and Naivety
5) High satisfaction rates (60-80%)