Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing quickly in the USA, prompting hypotheses about why people turn to CAM. One reason for increasing use of CAM modalities may be dissatisfaction with the conventional care system. However, recent studies suggest that dissatisfaction is not a major factor.

OBJECTIVES:

This paper provides another perspective on the possible relationship between dissatisfaction with conventional care and the use of CAM.

METHODS: