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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and CISM in Diverse Populations
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as often referred to as integrated medicine. This term refers to therapies used to enhance health that fall outside the realm of conventional or "western" medical therapies. Southern Medical therapies are often limited to pharmaceutical drugs, surgery, and other interventions that directly affect the body. CAM therapies can simply refer to culturally-based medical practices that are not part of mainstream medicine in the United States. Recently, the trend is toward using CAM therapies along with evidence-based Western medical practices. This research will explore CAM interventions for diverse populations within the scope of the CISM plan.
CAM Interventions for prevention of Stress and Resilience
One of the most widely accepted areas for the use of CAM interventions is in the area of stress reduction, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and other conditions that are common symptoms of critical incident stress.CAM interventions for the symptoms include yoga, Tai Chi, acupuncture, besides, chiropractors, osteopathic physicians, and diet-base therapies GoodTherapy.org, 2011). Integrated therapy is becoming more common in recent years. Mind-body therapies including biofeedback, guided imagery, hypnotherapy, meditation, and relaxation training are used to help regulate ones mood, make improvements to the level of physical energy, and to foster an overall sense of well being (GoodTherapy.org., 2011). These techniques can be presented as part of other more traditional forms of western therapy. The ability to integrate these new techniques into talk therapy is a key reason for using them to relieve the symptoms associated with critical incident stress management.
The use of folk remedies is particularly popular among Hispanic populations. The most popular remedies among this population are herbal remedies and supplements and massage therapy (Palinkas, & Kabongo, 2000). Hispanic populations are more likely to be exposed to these culturally-based folk remedies through their community. Due to strong cultural beliefs in the effectiveness of these remedies, members of this cultural population should have access to traditional approaches as part of the targeted CISM strategy for this population.
Asian populations are more likely to respond to traditional therapies such as yoga or Tai Chi to help...
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