Complementary Medicine in Healthcare

International Perspectives on Concepts and Normative Challenges

edited by Charlotte Buch, Alexander Kremling and Jan Schildmann

Book cover: Complementary Medicine in Healthcare

Extent: 151 pages

Publisher: Kohlhammer Verlag

Subjects: Medicine

Series: Versorgung gestalten

Series volume number: 5

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2024)

ISBN: 9783170445062

6.1 x 9.13 inches

Price: $62.00

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Complementary medicine is a challenge for modern medical care, which is supposed to be based on science and evidence, but also forms part of a pluralistic society that attaches great importance to patient autonomy. There are currently several, partly contradictory trends. On the one hand, complementary medicine is becoming increasingly academicized, for example, by the establishment of professorships for >complementary medicine<. On the other hand, public and scientific pressure on legislators has increased to exclude measures that are often considered to be part of complementary medicine. One example is the exclusion of homeopathy from reimbursement by publicly funded health insurance companies. This volume encompasses multidisciplinary perspectives on the meaning and function of complementary medicine, with a special emphasis on contributions from France and Germany. In addition to systematic conceptual, historical and empirical analyses, the book provides case studies and contributions on practical questions.


Complementary medicine is a challenge for modern medical care, which is supposed to be based on science and evidence, but also forms part of a pluralistic society that attaches great importance to patient autonomy. There are currently several, partly contradictory trends. On the one hand, complementary medicine is becoming increasingly academicized, for example, by the establishment of professorships for >complementary medicine<. On the other hand, public and scientific pressure on legislators has increased to exclude measures that are often considered to be part of complementary medicine. One example is the exclusion of homeopathy from reimbursement by publicly funded health insurance companies. This volume encompasses multidisciplinary perspectives on the meaning and function of complementary medicine, with a special emphasis on contributions from France and Germany. In addition to systematic conceptual, historical and empirical analyses, the book provides case studies and contributions on practical questions.

  • Contributions by Marion Baschin
  • Contributions by Brenda Bogaert
  • Contributions by Charlotte Buch
  • Contributions by Judith Büntzel
  • Contributions by Ada-Katrin Busch
  • Contributions by Anna-Carina Hund
  • Contributions by Andreas Kögel
  • Contributions by Sara Kohler
  • Contributions by Isabelle Mathier
  • Contributions by Jérémy Rollin
  • Contributions by Alexander Kremling
  • Contributions by Özlem Bildik
  • Contributions by Sandrine Bretonnière
  • Edited by Alexander Kremling
  • Edited by Charlotte Buch
  • Edited by Jan Schildmann
  • Series edited by Elmar Nass
  • Series edited by Jürgen Zerth