BACKGROUND: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is subject to heated debates and prejudices. Studies show that CAM is widely used by psychiatric patients, usually without the guidance of a therapist and without the use of a solid working method, leading to potential health risks. AIM: The purpose of this study is to facilitate the judicious use of CAM alongside conventional psychiatry in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. METHODS: A search was made through scientific and legal articles and discussion in focus groups. RESULTS: In the Centre for Integrative Psychiatry (CIP) of Lentis in The Netherlands, some carefully selected CAM are offered under strict conditions, alongside conventional treatments. Because of the controversy and the potential health risks, Lentis designed a protocol that is presented. CONCLUSIONS: The CIP hopes, by using this protocol, to better serve and respect the individual needs and preferences of the diversity of psychiatric patients in our Dutch multicultural society, and better protect them from harm.
BACKGROUND: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is subject to heated debates and prejudices. Studies show that CAM is widely used by psychiatricpatients, usually without the guidance of a therapist and without the use of a solid working method, leading to potential health risks. AIM: The purpose of this study is to facilitate the judicious use of CAM alongside conventional psychiatry in an outpatientpsychiatric clinic. METHODS: A search was made through scientific and legal articles and discussion in focus groups. RESULTS: In the Centre for Integrative Psychiatry (CIP) of Lentis in The Netherlands, some carefully selected CAM are offered under strict conditions, alongside conventional treatments. Because of the controversy and the potential health risks, Lentis designed a protocol that is presented. CONCLUSIONS: The CIP hopes, by using this protocol, to better serve and respect the individual needs and preferences of the diversity of psychiatricpatients in our Dutch multicultural society, and better protect them from harm.
Authors: Louise T C Mulder; Martine Busch; Agnete E Kristoffersen; Johanna Hök Nordberg; Esther T van der Werf Journal: BMC Complement Med Ther Date: 2022-02-15
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