Complementary and alternative treatment use for autism spectrum disorders. Academic Article

abstract

• Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have rapidly become one of the more frequent reasons for seeking diagnosis and treatment. Depending on health care services available, the standard treatment options are often limited; many parents turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches. CAM treatments and some of the factors that may contribute to parents' decisions to use CAM treatments were examined using a web-based survey. Four general factors emerges as influencing the decision-making processes of parents/caregivers - severity, child acceptance of the treatment, marital status, and educational level. Notably, research support did not emerge as contributing to variance for CAM use.

authors

• Riccio, Cynthia

published proceedings

• Complement Ther Clin Pract

altmetric score

• 8.61

author list (cited authors)

• Hall, S. E., & Riccio, C. A.

citation count

• 33

complete list of authors

• Hall, Sarah E||Riccio, Cynthia A

publication date

• January 2012

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Caregivers
• Child
• Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
• Complementary Therapies
• Decision Making
• Delivery Of Health Care
• Educational Status
• Female
• Health Care Surveys
• Humans
• Internet
• Male
• Marital Status
• Parents
• Patient Satisfaction
• Severity Of Illness Index

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.03.004

start page

• 159

end page

• 163

volume

• 18

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.ctcp.2012.03.004