Table 2 Search results across Australian and international psychology associations
Association/website | Occurrences n (%) | Sample document type/title/link | Description/context |
|---|---|---|---|
Australian Psychological Society/psychology.org.au | 2/10 (20) | Interest group: Psychology and integrative mental health | This interest group is concerned with developing and nurturing professional links between psychologists and professional practitioners and researchers working in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) |
Australian Psychological Society/psychology.org.au | Professional development: Complementary medicine: What psychologists need to know | Workshop to cover aspects of complementary medicine within psychology, ethics, evidence, and resources, introduces psychologists to CM products and services broadly | |
American Psychology Association/ www.apa.org | 6/10 (60) | Curriculum: APA Substance Use Disorders Curriculum: For Training Psychology Graduate Students to Assess and Treat Substance Use Disorders | Describes intervention approaches including alternative methods and complementary medicine approaches (acupuncture, etc.) |
American Psychology Association/ www.apa.org | Guideline: APA Clinical practice guideline for the Treatment of depression across three age cohorts | This guideline addresses the efficacy of psychological and complementary and alternative medicine treatments, the comparative effectiveness of psychotherapy in combination with pharmacotherapy as well as compared to pharmacotherapy and complementary and alternative treatments | |
American Psychology Association/ www.apa.org | Book: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Psychologists: An Essential Resource | Provides psychologists with therapists with the information they need to provide advice on the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine therapies and describes a broad array of approaches that may benefit clients | |
American Psychology Association/ www.apa.org | Magazine article: More than psychotherapy | Magazine article has discussed psychologists integrating CM into their practice | |
American Psychology Association/ www.apa.org | Professional development: Alternative techniques | “Today’s psychologists are increasingly integrating complementary and alternative medicine techniques into their work with clients. Here’s an overview of the most popular treatments, the research on their efficacy and the ethical concerns they raise.” (APA, n.d.) | |
British Psychological Society/ https://www.bps.org.uk | 6/10 (60) | Interest group: Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty of Holistic Psychology https://www.bps.org.uk/member-microsites/dcp-faculty-holistic-psychology | The Faculty also seeks to apply the accepted models and methodologies of clinical psychology to the psychological aspects of complementary therapies |
British Psychological Society/ https://www.bps.org.uk | Briefing paper: Alternatives to antipsychotic medication: Psychological approaches in managing psychological and behavioural distress in people with dementia bps.org.uk/sites/www.bps.org.uk/files/Member%20Networks/Divisions/DCP/Alternatives%20to%20Antipsychotic%20medication.pdf | A form of alternative and complementary medicine based on the use of very concentrated ‘essential’ oils from the flowers, leaves, bark, branches, rind or roots of plants with purported healing properties | |
British Psychological Society/ https://www.bps.org.uk | Annual conference (Northern Ireland branch) presentation: “A study examining Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and its relationship with Attitudes towards CAM, Holistic Health and Locus of Control of Behaviour, in Adults with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and/or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in Ireland.” | Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in worldwide populations whilst becoming more frequent, remains linked to more readily recognised diagnoses, such as cancers, musculoskeletal disorders, or arthritis | |
British Psychological Society/ https://www.bps.org.uk | Presidential blog: Eight months of success in making psychology relevant to citizens and the real world | Previous (2017) BPS President’s blog “Our position isn’t of course, to reject or oppose diagnosis as an element of care, but to ensure that alternative and complementary approaches are given attention commensurate with their importance.” | |
British Psychological Society/ https://www.bps.org.uk | Minutes: Minutes of the Meeting of the Covid 19 Coordinating Group (15/07/2020) | “The workstream have had discussions around creating guidance relating to providing alternative or complementary outdoor therapies e.g. animal therapy “ | |
Canadian Psychological Association/ https://cpa.ca/ | https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-pediatric-oncology/ | Palliative care supports may also address physical, psychological, emotional and social areas of need. It is important to also acknowledge that beyond the aforementioned treatments, a number of additional treatments and supports may also be provided or sought out by families. For example, complementary and alternative medicine approaches such as herbal remedies, diet and nutrition interventions, faith-healing, homeopathy, mind–body therapies, and massage therapy may be used |