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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE APPROACHES: A NATIONAL SURVEY
Author(s) -
Caldwell Karen L.,
Winek Jon L.,
Becvar Dorothy S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01591.x
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , family medicine , psychology , family therapy , alternative medicine , clinical practice , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , psychotherapist , pathology
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.