Unconventional medicine in GermanyA report on the situation of research as basis for state research support

Author(s): SCHMIDT, S., MATTHIESSEN, P.

Abstract: In Germany methods of unconventional medicine are widely used, in accordance with long Tradition, especially by general practitioners and in some private clinics and sanatoriums. Their application is mostly based on practical experience, since only a few areas have been scientifically evaluated. Now the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (BMFT) has announced that it will support future research projects in unconventional medicine. In preparation, the BMFT engaged a research team at the University of Witten/Herdecke to analyse the situation of research in unconventional medicine and to evaluate the problems and possibilities for research in Germany. This paper summarizes the results of this work, and includes the recommendations for state research support that were made to the BMFT.

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