Gannotta Richard, Malik Shaista, Chan Alvin Y, Urgun Kamran, Hsu Frank, Vadera Sumeet
Chief Executive Officer, University of California, Irvine, Orange, USA.
Integrative Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, USA.
Cureus. 2018 Aug 4;10(8):e3098. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3098.
The landscape of medicine in the United States has been slowly progressing toward a more holistic and individualized approach to healing. Part of this progress has been the integration between western and alternative forms of medicine, a concept that has been described as "integrative medicine." This approach to healthcare incorporates a patient's mind, spirituality, and sense of community into the healing process. Integrative medicine has been typically well received and the demand has been steadily increasing in primary US hospitals. Here we cover a number of topics that include the definition of integrative medicine, its potential benefits, current examples of successful implementations, and potential barriers to its expansion. The aim was to give a primary on integrative medicine and its current state for healthcare providers.
美国的医学领域一直在缓慢地朝着更全面、个性化的治疗方法发展。这一进展的一部分是西医与替代医学形式的融合,这一概念被称为“整合医学”。这种医疗保健方法将患者的思想、精神和社区意识纳入治疗过程。整合医学通常受到好评,在美国的主要医院中需求也在稳步增加。在这里,我们涵盖了一些主题,包括整合医学的定义、其潜在益处、成功实施的当前示例以及其扩展的潜在障碍。目的是为医疗保健提供者提供关于整合医学及其当前状况的基础知识。