TY  - JOUR
T1  - When conventional medical providers recommend unconventional medicine: Results of a national study
AU  - Nerurkar A, Yeh G, Davis RB, Birdee G, Phillips RS
Y1  - 2011/05/09
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.160
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 862
EP  - 864
VL  - 171
IS  - 9
N2  - 
In 2007, 38% of Americans used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).1 Rates of CAM use have increased since 2002, with mind-body therapies (MBT) composing 75% of this rise.1 Evidence to support the therapeutic use of MBT (including yoga, tai chi, qi gong, meditation, guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, and deep-breathing exercises)2 is growing.3 Little is known about the use of MBT by patients as a result of conventional medical provider recommendation. Our study objective was to compare patients using MBT as a result of conventional medical provider referral with those who self-referred for MBT.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.160
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.160
ER  -