The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine
Authors:
Gustav Dobos and Iven Tao
Affiliation:
Gustav Dobos and Iven Tao Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine,University of Duisburg-Essen,Kliniken Essen Mitte,Knappschafts-Krankenhaus,Am Deimelsberg 34a,45276 Essen,Germany
Abstract:
The basic concept of integrative medicine (IM) is that by combining mainstream (biomedicine) with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), synergistic therapeutic effects can be attained. When the methods of mind/body medicine (MBM) are added to this combination, as in Western countries, a new concept emerges that drastically changes the approach toward illness.