Ewerbeck H
Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 1982 Feb;130(2):78-81.
The fundamentally different approaches of modern science-based medicine and of those magic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures like iridiagnosis anthroposophical medicine, homeopathy, cell-therapy, neural-therapy, magnetic therapy and others, are analysed. Science-based medicine relies on the rules of the principle of causality, reproducibility, and predictability of its results, supported by its success. The dangers of modern medicine are its rationality and factualness which the doctor has to adapt individually to each patient. Otherwise he renders the patient susceptible to paramedical methods which make use of his suggestibility and need for comfort and consolation. Nothing is to be said against these methods as long as they are used as a psychotherapeutic vehicle, do no harm, and do not exploit the patient economically. If that would be the case, the patient must be protected against such quackery.
本文分析了现代循证医学与一些神奇诊断和治疗方法（如虹膜诊断、人智医学、顺势疗法、细胞疗法、神经疗法、磁疗等）的根本不同方法。循证医学依赖因果关系原则、结果的可重复性和可预测性规则，并以其成功为支撑。现代医学的危险在于其合理性和事实性，医生必须根据每个患者的情况进行个性化调整。否则，他会使患者容易受到辅助医疗方法的影响，这些方法利用了患者的暗示性以及对舒适和安慰的需求。只要这些方法用作心理治疗手段，不造成伤害且不经济剥削患者，就无可非议。如果情况并非如此，就必须保护患者免受此类庸医行为的侵害。
