Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow E-letters: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when E-letters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (45)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by VISSER, G J
Right arrow Articles by PETERS, L
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by VISSER, G J
Right arrow Articles by PETERS, L
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Family Practice Vol. 7, No. 3, 227-232
© Oxford University Press 1990

other

Alternative Medicine and General Practitioners in The Netherlands: Towards Acceptance and Integration

G J VISSER and L PETERS

Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care (NIVEL) PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands

A questionnaire on alternative medicine was sent to 600 general practitioners in the Netherlands. Most of the 360 (60%) GPs who replied expressed an interest in alternative practice; and 47% revealed that they used one or more alternative methods themselves, most often homoeopathy. However, the number of patients given alternative treatment by each doctor was small. Almost all (90%) of the GPs referred patients to alternative practitioners. There is no reason to assume that GPs make use of alternative methods just to meet their patients' wishes. A majority of the respondents thought that these therapies included ideas and methods from which the regular methods might benefit. Actual contacts with alternative practitioners are mostly limited to those practicing acupuncture, homoeopathy and manipulative medicine with a regular medical or paramedical education. The integration of alternative medicine within the medical system goes hand in hand with its acceptance by general practitioners. Contact with medically or paramedically qualified practitioners has hardly any legal implications for individual general practitioners.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Evid Based Complement Alternat MedHome page
N. Huang, Y.-J. Chou, L.-S. Chen, C.-H. Lee, P.-J. Wang, and J.-H. Tsay
Utilization of Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine Services by Physicians and Their Relatives: The Role of Training Background
Evid. Based Complement. Altern. Med., July 29, 2009; (2009) nep094v1.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Intern MedHome page
J. C. Tilburt, F. A. Curlin, T. J. Kaptchuk, B. Clarridge, D. Bolcic-Jankovic, E. J. Emanuel, and F. G. Miller
Alternative Medicine Research in Clinical Practice: A US National Survey
Arch Intern Med, April 13, 2009; 169(7): 670 - 677.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Evid Based Complement Alternat MedHome page
K. Munstedt, H. Harren, R. von Georgi, and A. Hackethal
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Comparison of Current Knowledge, Attitudes and Interest among German Medical Students and Doctors
Evid. Based Complement. Altern. Med., December 20, 2008; (2008) nen079v1.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Fam PractHome page
G. Lee, T. Charn, Z. Chew, and T. Ng
Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with chronic diseases in primary care is associated with perceived quality of care and cultural beliefs
Fam. Pract., December 1, 2004; 21(6): 654 - 660.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 The Annals of PharmacotherapyHome page
C. P Alderman and B. Kiepfer
Complementary Medicine Use by Psychiatry Patients of an Australian Hospital
Ann. Pharmacother., December 1, 2003; 37(12): 1779 - 1784.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Complementary Health Practice ReviewHome page
J. T. Shuval
Collaborative Relationships of Alternative Practitioners and Physicians in Israel: An Exploratory Study
Complementary Health Practice Review, December 1, 2001; 7(2): 111 - 125.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Health (London)Home page
D. Bombardieri and G. Easthope
Convergence between Orthodox and Alternative Medicine: A Theoretical Elaboration and Empirical Test
Health (London) , October 1, 2000; 4(4): 479 - 494.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
A. Sikand and M. Laken
Pediatricians' Experience With and Attitudes Toward Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, November 1, 1998; 152(11): 1059 - 1064.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.