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'''Holistic health''' (or '''holistic medicine''') is a diverse field of [[alternative medicine]]<ref name=qw>{{cite web |
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|accessdate=19 September 2013}}</ref> in which the "whole person" is focused on, not just the malady itself.<ref name=acs/> |
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==Background and conceptual basis== |
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The history of holistic health can be traced to nineteenth century alternative medicine proponents of [[homeopathy]], [[Hydrotherapy]] and [[naturopathy]].<ref>Whorton, James C. ''The First Holistic Revolution: Alternative Medicine in the Nineteenth Century''. In Douglas Stalker, Clark Glymour. (1985). ''Examining Holistic Medicine''. Prometheus Books. pp. 29-48. ISBN 0-87975-303-X</ref> |
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The holistic concept in [[medicine|medical practice]], which is distinct from the concept in the alternative medicine, upholds that all aspects of people's needs including psychological, physical and social should be taken into account and seen as a whole. A 2007 study said the concept was alive and well in general medicine in Sweden.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1186/1471-2296-8-8|title=The perceived meaning of a (w)holistic view among general practitioners and district nurses in Swedish primary care: A qualitative study|year=2007|last1=Strandberg|first1=Eva|last2=Ovhed|first2=Ingvar|last3=Borgquist|first3=Lars|last4=Wilhelmsson|first4=Susan|journal=BMC Family Practice|volume=8|pages=8|pmid=17346340|pmc=1828160}}</ref> |
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Some practitioners of holistic medicine use [[alternative medicine]] exclusively, though sometimes holistic treatment can mean simply that a physician takes account of all a person's circumstances in giving treatment. Sometimes when alternative medicine is mixed with mainstream medicine the result is called "holistic" medicine, though this is more commonly termed [[integrative medicine]].<ref name=acs/> |
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According to the [[American Holistic Medical Association]] it is believed that the spiritual element should also be taken into account when assessing a person's overall well-being.<ref>[http://www.holisticmedicine.org/ American Holistic Medical Association]</ref> |
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==Methods== |
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Holistic health is a diverse field in which many techniques and therapies are used.<ref name=acs/> Practitioners of alternative approaches may include many ineffective methods such as [[colon therapy]], [[orthomolecular medicine]] and [[metabolic therapy]].<ref name=acs/> |
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==Reception== |
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In their book ''Examining Holistic Medicine'', Douglas Stalker and Clark Glymour have written that: |
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<blockquote>The leading holistic aims and tenets do not constitute a distinct conception of medicine for they amount to nothing more than banalities of orthodox medicine, truisms devoid of medical content, exaggerations devoid of relevance to the practice of medicine, or patent falsehoods. The holistic movement does contain, however, a reactionary impetus that is in direct opposition to the conception of medicine as scientific, and this leads holists to disparage not just scientific conclusions regarding their practices but also scientific reasoning itself.<ref>Stalker, Douglas; Glymour, Clark. (1985). ''Examining Holistic Medicine''. [[Prometheus Books]]. p. 12. ISBN 0-87975-303-X</ref></blockquote> |
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There have been several published scientific studies that dispute the efficacy, beyond the [[Placebo|placebo effect]], of (alternative) holistic medicine in treating any known disease. The [[American Cancer Society]] recommends that if holistic medicine is to be used at all, it should be used only in conjunction with conventional medicine and not as a replacement.<ref name=acs>{{cite web |
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|title=Holistic Medicine |
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|date=January 2013 |
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|publisher=[[American Cancer Society]] |
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|accessdate=19 September 2013 |
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==See also== |
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*[[Anthroposophical medicine]] |
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*[[List of ineffective cancer treatments]] |
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==References== |
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== Further reading == |
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* {{cite journal|doi=10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S35|title=No health without mental health-towards a holistic approach|year=2010|last1=Malliori|first1=Meni|journal=Annals of General Psychiatry|volume=9|pages=S35}} |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/holistic-medicine|title=A Holistic Approach to Treating Depression|publisher=[[WebMD]]|accessdate=September 2013|author=Ellen Greenlaw|date=July 2010}} |
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* {{cite journal|doi=10.1080/01644300.1979.10392928|jstor=3560273|title=Whole in Body, Mind & Spirit: Wholistic Health and the Limits of Medicine|year=1979|last1=Guttmacher|first1=Sally|journal=Journal of American College Health Association|volume=28|issue=3|pages=180}} |
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