Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review / Juliana HÖFER in Autism, 21-4 (May 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 21-4 (May 2017) . - p.387-402 Titre : Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Juliana HÖFER, Auteur ; Falk HOFFMANN, Auteur ; Christian BACHMANN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.387-402 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  complementary and alternative medicine  prevalence  systematic review Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Despite limited evidence, complementary and alternative medicine treatments are popular in autism spectrum disorder. The aim of this review was to summarize the available evidence on complementary and alternative medicine use frequency in autism spectrum disorder. A systematic search of three electronic databases was performed. All research studies in English or German reporting data on the frequency of complementary and alternative medicine use in individuals with autism spectrum disorder were included. Two independent reviewers searched the literature, extracted information on study design and results, and assessed study quality using an established quality assessment tool. Twenty studies with a total of 9540 participants were included. The prevalence of any complementary and alternative medicine use ranged from 28% to 95% (median: 54%). Special diets or dietary supplements (including vitamins) were the most frequent complementary and alternative medicine treatments, ranking first in 75% of studies. There was some evidence for a higher prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use in autism spectrum disorder compared to other psychiatric disorders and the general population. Approximately half of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder use complementary and alternative medicine. Doctors should be aware of this and should discuss complementary and alternative medicine use with patients and their carers, especially as the evidence is mixed and some complementary and alternative medicine treatments are potentially harmful. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361316646559 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=305 [article] Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Juliana HÖFER, Auteur ; Falk HOFFMANN, Auteur ; Christian BACHMANN, Auteur . - p.387-402. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 21-4 (May 2017) . - p.387-402 Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  complementary and alternative medicine  prevalence  systematic review Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Despite limited evidence, complementary and alternative medicine treatments are popular in autism spectrum disorder. The aim of this review was to summarize the available evidence on complementary and alternative medicine use frequency in autism spectrum disorder. A systematic search of three electronic databases was performed. All research studies in English or German reporting data on the frequency of complementary and alternative medicine use in individuals with autism spectrum disorder were included. Two independent reviewers searched the literature, extracted information on study design and results, and assessed study quality using an established quality assessment tool. Twenty studies with a total of 9540 participants were included. The prevalence of any complementary and alternative medicine use ranged from 28% to 95% (median: 54%). Special diets or dietary supplements (including vitamins) were the most frequent complementary and alternative medicine treatments, ranking first in 75% of studies. There was some evidence for a higher prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use in autism spectrum disorder compared to other psychiatric disorders and the general population. Approximately half of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder use complementary and alternative medicine. Doctors should be aware of this and should discuss complementary and alternative medicine use with patients and their carers, especially as the evidence is mixed and some complementary and alternative medicine treatments are potentially harmful. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361316646559 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=305

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