Holistic Medicine is the same thing as Integrative Medicine, or Complementary + Alternative Medicine (CAM). Since it's a rather new conversation in western medicine, it doesn't seem like the medical community has chosen the standard term (personally, I like the term integrative medicine). However, a task force led by Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH has crafted a pretty good definition.
According to the Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
Holistic medicine refers to patient-centered care that includes consideration of biological, psychological, spiritual, social, and environmental aspects of health. Integrative medicine is relationship-based care that combines mainstream and complementary therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness to promote health for the whole person in the context of his or her family and community. Integrative medicine also reaffirms the importance of the relationship between the practitioner and the patient, emphasizes wellness and the inherent drive toward healing, and focuses on the whole person, using all appropriate therapies to achieve the patient's goals for health and healing."
The Kemper model of holistic care recognizes 4 main components of therapy. Biochemical components include medications, dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies. Lifestyle and nutritional interventions include recommendations for exercise and/or rest; environmental therapies including heat, ice, music, vibration, and light; and mind-body treatments such as behavior management, meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, and counseling.
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