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Evidence-based medicine and naturopathy

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posted on 2023-05-18, 23:44 authored by Jagtenberg, T, Susannah EvansSusannah Evans, Grant, A, Howden, I, Lewis, M
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been advocated as a new paradigm in orthodox medicine and as a methodology for natural medicines, which are often accused of lacking an adequate scientific basis. This paper presents the voices of tradition-sensitive naturopathic practitioners in response to what they perceive as an ideologic assault by EBM advocates on the validity and integrity of natural medicine practice. Those natural medicine practices, which have tradition-based paradigms articulating vitalistic and holistic principles, may have significant problems in relating to the idea of EBM as developed in biomedical contexts. The paper questions the appropriateness of imposing a methodology that appears to minimize or bypass the philosophic and methodological foundations of natural medicine, and that itself seems primarily driven by political considerations.

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Publication title

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volume

12

Pagination

323-328

ISSN

1075-5535

Department/School

School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert Inc Publ

Place of publication

United States

Rights statement

© 2006 Mary Ann Liebert

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified

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