Alternative Ways to Mental Health: Exploring Psychological Determinants of Preference for CAM Treatments

A framework for understanding reasoning errors: From fake news to climate change and beyond

“…Beyond the pandemic context, people who are more analytic tend to be more skeptical of so-called complementary and alternative medicine (which is often less evidence-based; e.g., using essential oils or homeopathy) (Bowes & Tasimi, 2022;Browne et al, 2015;Budžak & Branković, 2022;Pennycook, Cheyne, et al, 2015. In general, people who are more reflective tend to hold more pro-scientific beliefs across many domains such as biology (e.g., evolution, sex versus gender) (Gervais, 2015;Pennycook, Bago, et al, 2022;Short et al, 2019), neuroscience (e.g., avoiding neuromyths) (van Elk, 2019), astronomy (e.g., big bang) (Pennycook, Bago, et al, 2022), and the social sciences (e.g., psychological misconceptions) (Cho, 2021;Pennycook, Bago, et al, 2022).…”

The Effect of Couple Support and Mental Attitude on the Economic Recovery of Salted Fish Traders at Lamekongga Kolaka Market Post COVID-19 PPKM

“…Selfcontrol will help understand yourself and others to think and act more wisely. (Budžak & Branković, 2022). Developing realistic thinking optimistic will have positive thoughts about the reality of life that will be lived in the future.…”

“…The role of a self-confident mentality will help human resources produce quality managers in marketing salted fish in traditional markets. Basically, humans are equipped with various potentials that support this potential, namely an optimistic attitude (Budžak & Branković, 2022). Mental that empowers a positive attitude will affect the output of an optimistic attitude.…”

The Influence of Culture on the Cause, Diagnosis and Treatment of Serious Mental Illness (Ufufunyana): Perspectives of Traditional Health Practitioners in the Harry Gwala District, KwaZulu-Natal

“…The use of traditional medicine also referred to as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) dates back several decades and has been noted in different communities globally. This type of medicine is often referred to as an informal folk treatment which represents practices that are outside of conventional medicine (Budzak & Brankovic, 2022;Helha & Wang, 2022). According to the World Health Organisation (2019b), the term "complementary" describes approaches that may be used as augmentation to biomedical medicine, these include massage and meditation; whereas the term "alternative" describes methods such as herbal remedies which are used instead of conventional medicine.…”

“…According to the World Health Organisation (2019b), the term "complementary" describes approaches that may be used as augmentation to biomedical medicine, these include massage and meditation; whereas the term "alternative" describes methods such as herbal remedies which are used instead of conventional medicine. Despite traditional medicine lacking sufficient empirical investigation, it is estimated that approximately 80% of the global population uses this type of medicine for the treatment and management of ailments associated with mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and functional aspects (WHO, 2019b;Budzak & Brankovic, 2022;NCCIH, 2022). Traditional healing practices used by traditional health practitioners (THPs) play a significant role in the delivery of mental healthcare since receiving formal psychiatric treatment in low and middle-income countries remains a challenge for approximately 76-85% of individuals with serious mental illnesses (Nortje et al, 2016;WHO, 2021).…”