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'''Anthroposophic medicine''' (or '''Anthroposophical medicine''') is an [[Integrative medicine|integrative medical]] system that extends [[Conventional medicine|conventional medical practice]] with an [[Wikipedia:Anthroposophy|Anthroposophic]], more encompassing understanding of the human being as [[Wikipedia:physical body|physical body]], [[life body]], [[Wikipedia:soul|soul]] (or [[Wikipedia:Astral body|astral body]]) and [[Wikipedia:I|I]]. Developed the 1920s by [[Rudolf Steiner]] (1861–1925) in conjunction with Dr. med [[Ita Wegman]] (1876–1943), anthroposophical medicine views these four aspects of the human being as interpenetrating and concretely relating to aspects in the natural world. Remedies are extracted from nature and used as [[phytotherapy]], [[Homeopathy|potentized substance]], or externally applied. Anthroposophic medicine has developed and expanded the fields of [[Wikipedia:artistic therapy|artistic therapy]], [[painting therapy]], [[sculpture therapy]], [[Wikipedia:music therapy|music therapy]], [[Wikipedia:speech therapy|speech therapy]] and [[Eurythmy therapy|eurythmy therapy]] (an Anthroposophic movement therapy). [[Anthroposophic Nursing]] extends the field of the practical nurse with a holistic approach towards [[Wikipedia:illness|illness]] and [[Wikipedia:healing|healing]] and uses [[Rhythmic massage|rhythmic massage]], [[Einreibung]], [[therapeutic baths]] like the [[oil dispersion bath]] and [[Herbal compresses|herbal compresses]]. [[Wikipedia:Psychotherapy|Psychotherapy]] and [[biography work]] are also a part of Anthroposophic modalities. Anthroposophic medicine is practiced in over 65 countries with an estimated 24 institutions ([[Wikipedia:Hospital|hospitals]], [[Wikipedia:Hospital department|hospital departments]], [[Wikipedia:Rehab center|rehab centers]]) in [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]], [[Wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]], [[Wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]], [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]], [[Wikipedia:The Netherlands|The Netherlands]], and the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]] and over 240 [[Outpatient facility|outpatient facilities]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite journal|first1=Gunver S.|last1=Kienle|first2=Hans-Ulrich|last2=Albonico|first3=Erik|last3=Baars|first4=Harald J.|last4=Hamre|first5=Peter|last5=Zimmermann|first6=Helmut|last6=Kiene|title=Anthroposophic Medicine: An Integrative Medical System Originating in Europe|pmc=3865373|journal=[[Glob Adv Health Med]]}}</ref> In [[Wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] there are over 2,700 [[Wikipedia:Physician|physicians]] fully trained in Anthroposophic medicine and a survey found that 15,000 physicians prescribe Anthroposophic remedies in Europe.<ref>http://www.efpam.eu/medicine5.html</ref>
'''Anthroposophic medicine''' (or '''Anthroposophical medicine''') is an [[Integrative medicine|integrative medical]] system that extends [[Conventional medicine|conventional medical practice]] with an [[Wikipedia:Anthroposophy|Anthroposophic]], more encompassing understanding of the human being as [[Wikipedia:physical body|physical body]], [[Etheric body|life body]], [[Wikipedia:soul|soul]] (or [[Wikipedia:Astral body|astral body]]) and [[Wikipedia:I|I]]. Developed the 1920s by [[Rudolf Steiner]] (1861–1925) in conjunction with Dr. med [[Ita Wegman]] (1876–1943), anthroposophical medicine views these four aspects of the human being as interpenetrating and concretely relating to aspects in the natural world. Remedies are extracted from nature and used as [[phytotherapy]], [[Homeopathy|potentized substance]], or externally applied. Anthroposophic medicine has developed and expanded the fields of [[Wikipedia:artistic therapy|artistic therapy]], [[painting therapy]], [[sculpture therapy]], [[Wikipedia:music therapy|music therapy]], [[Wikipedia:speech therapy|speech therapy]] and [[Eurythmy therapy|eurythmy therapy]] (an Anthroposophic movement therapy). [[Anthroposophic Nursing]] extends the field of the practical nurse with a holistic approach towards [[Wikipedia:illness|illness]] and [[Wikipedia:healing|healing]] and uses [[Rhythmic massage|rhythmic massage]], [[Einreibung]], [[therapeutic baths]] like the [[oil dispersion bath]] and [[Herbal compresses|herbal compresses]]. [[Wikipedia:Psychotherapy|Psychotherapy]] and [[biography work]] are also a part of Anthroposophic modalities. Anthroposophic medicine is practiced in over 65 countries with an estimated 24 institutions ([[Wikipedia:Hospital|hospitals]], [[Wikipedia:Hospital department|hospital departments]], [[Wikipedia:Rehab center|rehab centers]]) in [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]], [[Wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]], [[Wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]], [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]], [[Wikipedia:The Netherlands|The Netherlands]], and the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]] and over 240 [[Outpatient facility|outpatient facilities]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite journal|first1=Gunver S.|last1=Kienle|first2=Hans-Ulrich|last2=Albonico|first3=Erik|last3=Baars|first4=Harald J.|last4=Hamre|first5=Peter|last5=Zimmermann|first6=Helmut|last6=Kiene|title=Anthroposophic Medicine: An Integrative Medical System Originating in Europe|pmc=3865373|journal=[[Glob Adv Health Med]]}}</ref> In [[Wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] there are over 2,700 [[Wikipedia:Physician|physicians]] fully trained in Anthroposophic medicine and a survey found that 15,000 physicians prescribe Anthroposophic remedies in Europe.<ref>http://www.efpam.eu/medicine5.html</ref>
===Key Concepts===
===Key Concepts===
====The threefold human being====
====The threefold human being====
*Main article -> [[The threefold human being]]
A basic concept of the anthroposophical teaching of illness that remains almost unchanged to this day is the concept of the "threefold structure" of the human being developed by Steiner in the early 1920s.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Robert|last=Jütte|title=Geschichte der Alternativen Medizin|publisher=Beck|location=Munich|date=1996|pages=244f|trans-title=History of alternative medicine|isbn=978-3406404955}}</ref> Steiner distinguished three organ systems:
A basic concept of the anthroposophical teaching of illness that remains almost unchanged to this day is the concept of the "threefold structure" of the human being developed by Steiner in the early 1920s.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Robert|last=Jütte|title=Geschichte der Alternativen Medizin|publisher=Beck|location=Munich|date=1996|pages=244f|trans-title=History of alternative medicine|isbn=978-3406404955}}</ref> Steiner distinguished three organ systems:
*[[Institute for Applied Epistemology and Medical Methodology (IFAEMM)]]
*[[Institute for Applied Epistemology and Medical Methodology (IFAEMM)]]
<br />[[File:Poster anthroposophic medicine.png|center|thumb|1024x1024px|poster by [[Ypih]] introducing anthroposophic medicine (from [[World Congress for Integrative Medicine & Health 2017|WCIMH]] 2017)|alt=]]
== Education ==
In 2023 the WHO published benchmarks for training in anthroposophic medicine describing international training standards.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Tido von Schön-Angerer| title = Anthromedics - Training developments (WHO Benchmarks) : The continued development of training courses for Anthroposophic Medicine and the "WHO Benchmarks for Training in Anthroposophic Medicine"| work = Anthromedics| accessdate = 2023-07-25| date = 2022-02-04| url = https://www.anthromedics.org/BAS-0999-EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| publisher = World Health Organization| isbn = 978-92-4-006743-1| last = World Health Organization| title = WHO benchmarks for training in anthroposophic medicine| accessdate = 2023-05-06| date = 2023| url = https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/366645}}</ref>
==Legal situation==
===Europe===
====Sweden====
The legal framework of anthroposophic medicine was centered around the [[Vidar hospital Järna|Vidar hospital]]. The clinic existed from 1985 until 2019.
Having previously granted time-limited approvals for Iscador and several other preparations in anthroposophic medicine, the Swedish Medicines Agency decided in December 2013 to grant approval for the use of [[Iscador]] in individualized [[Wikipedia:Palliative medicine|palliative]] [[Wikipedia:oncology|cancer treatment]] as an adjunct to standard therapy.<ref name=":2">{{Cite encyclopedia| language = sv| title = Vidarkliniken| encyclopedia = Wikipedia| accessdate = 2022-09-18| date = 2021-08-06| url = https://sv.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vidarkliniken&oldid=49521177}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Iscador (extrakt av Viscum album L. [ mistel]) - Läkemedelsverket / Medical Products Agency| language = sv| url = http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/malgrupp/Halso---sjukvard/Monografier-varderingar/Vaxtbaserade-lakemedel1/Listning/Iscador-extrakt-av-Viscum-album-L--mistel-/| access-date = 2022-09-19| work = Läkemedelsverket|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202200834/http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/malgrupp/Halso---sjukvard/Monografier-varderingar/Vaxtbaserade-lakemedel1/Listning/Iscador-extrakt-av-Viscum-album-L--mistel-/|archive-date=2014-02-02}}</ref>
==Poster about Anthroposophic Medicine from [[WCIMH 2017]]==
[[File:Poster anthroposophic medicine.png|center|thumb|1024x1024px|poster by [[Ypih]] introducing anthroposophic medicine (from [[World Congress for Integrative Medicine & Health 2017|WCIMH]] 2017)|alt=]]
==References==
==References==