Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 4 2 2021 04 01 Frequency of Unconventional Treatment Use in Psychiatric Patients 104 109 132643 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v4i2.6464 EN Elaheh Yousefi Mental Health and Research Center, Community Mental Health Research Group, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Alaleh Bahramian Mental Health and Research Center, Community Mental Health Research Group, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Najarzadegan Mental Health and Research Center, Community Mental Health Research Group, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Amir-Abbas Keshavarz-Akhlaghi Mental Health and Research Center, Community Mental Health Research Group, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Kaveh Alavi Mental Health and Research Center, Community Mental Health Research Group, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Amir Hossein Jalali Nadoushan Mental Health and Research Center, Community Mental Health Research Group, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2021 01 21 Background: This study was conducted to determine the frequency of unconventional treatment use by psychiatric patients in Tehran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 404 patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders were studied. The participants responded to a checklist and filled a questionnaire about their demographic characteristics. Results: Simultaneous use of conventional and unconventional treatment was seen in 39.4% of patients, and among them, herbal therapy was the most common type (20.5%). No relationship was observed between patient satisfaction and the use of such treatment (p=0.347). Conclusion: There is a high frequency of unconventional treatment use in psychiatric patients. However, the exact reasons for patients’ tendency towards such approach and also advantages and disadvantages of its application need more investigation.

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