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Aspects of integrative medicine
Compared to the concepts [[alternative medicine]] and [[complementary medicine]] it focuses on integration with conventional medicine. The wording alternative medicine describes approaches used ''instead'' of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine pictures a [[Wikipedia:complementarity|complementarity]] of approaches. Integrative medicine uses scientific methods to evaluate complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies and is open to a dialog of different [[Wikipedia:paradigm|paradigms]] including those from non-conventional systems in a manner of [[medical pluralism|medical pluralism]]. Central is the effort for [[Wikipedia:scientificity|scientificity]] and [[Wikipedia:research|research]] with openness of the concept of [[science]].
Compared to the concepts [[alternative medicine]] and [[complementary medicine]] it focuses on integration with conventional medicine. The wording alternative medicine describes approaches used ''instead'' of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine pictures a [[Wikipedia:complementarity|complementarity]] of approaches. Integrative medicine uses scientific methods to evaluate complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies and is open to a dialog of different [[Wikipedia:paradigm|paradigms]] including those from non-conventional systems in a manner of [[medical pluralism|medical pluralism]]. Central is the effort for [[Wikipedia:scientificity|scientificity]] and [[Wikipedia:research|research]] with openness of the concept of [[science]].
=== Aspects of integrative medicine ===
A definition<ref name=":4" /> by the Andrew Weil center for integrative medicine sums up different aspects of integrative medicine:
*Patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process.
*All factors that influence health, wellness, and disease are taken into consideration, including mind, spirit, and community, as well as the body.
*Appropriate use of both conventional and alternative methods facilitates the body's innate healing response.
*Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive should be used whenever possible.
*Integrative medicine neither rejects conventional medicine nor accepts alternative therapies uncritically.
*Good medicine is based in good science. It is inquiry-driven and open to new paradigms.
*Alongside the concept of treatment, the broader concepts of health promotion and the prevention of illness are paramount.
*Practitioners of integrative medicine should exemplify its principles and commit themselves to self-exploration and self-development.
===History of the concept===
===History of the concept===
|[[Benno Brinkhaus|Brinkhaus B]], [[Wikipedia:Tobias Esch|Esch T]]
|[[Benno Brinkhaus|Brinkhaus B]], [[Wikipedia:Tobias Esch|Esch T]]
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|[[Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=2019-11-06|url=https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/about/definition.html|title=What is Integrative Medicine?|website=Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine website}}</ref>
|[[Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|access-date=2019-11-06|url=https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/about/definition.html|title=What is Integrative Medicine?|website=Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine website}}</ref>
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|'''What is IM/IH?'''
|'''What is IM/IH?'''