The rise of Alternative Medicine in Germany after 1945
After World War II the situation changed with the introduction of a variety of modern medicines and diagnostic tools. The patient changed from being passive to being proactive. This also has its influence in the current German medical landscape of Heilpraktiker and physicians working as competitors and co-workers.
The article is comprehensive therefore I tried to split it into smaller parts:
| Introduction of very powerful medicine by pharmaceutical companies after Second World War | More? |
| Emerging Scandals in Mainstream Medicine in the early 60s | More? |
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The rise of alternative health care with the green movement in the early 80s |
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The Alternative Nobel Price for training of homeopaths to the highest standards |
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Support of Homoeopathy from a former Nobel Prize winner in 2008 |
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Is the German Health Insurances covering alternative treatment methods? |
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Support from big foundations in Germany for Alternative Medicine |
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Contemporary situation of Alternative Medicine in Germany |
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Who is using Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM)? |
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What kind of Complementary Alternative Medicine is used in Germany? |
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In case of health problem what does a German person do? |
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What kind of Complement Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment is used? |
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Have chronically sick patients trust in conventional medicine? |
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What are the wishes of the health conscious patient? |
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Are the CAM practitioner competitors or co-workers of the general practitioner? |
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Is CAM cheaper than mainstream medicine? |
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Summary
Over the last few decades the patient gradually changed from being passive to being proactive. The current medical situation in Germany is that Heilpraktiker and Physicians are competitors and co-workers.
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