Integrative medicine combines modern, evidence-based naturopathy and complementary medicine with the established practices of conventional medicine and expands them with prevention and health education to create a comprehensive concept made up of both pathogenic and salutogenic elements.

The book provides a profound overview of the main areas of indication for integrative medicine, such as diseases in gastroenterology, rheumatology, chronic pain conditions, cardiovascular diseases, chronic lung diseases, metabolic disorders, allergies, infections, and psychiatric disorders. Pediatrics, geriatrics, palliative care, and general medicine are defined integratively.

The focus of this current standard work is on the practical relevance of integrative medicine, providing a foundation for direct implementation in clinics and medical practice. The target audience includes doctors, therapists, and medical professionals. Content-wise, it builds on the German book 'Integrative Medizin Evidenzbasierte Komplementärmedizinische Methoden' (ed. Frass/Krenner). With both works, a comprehensive overall presentation of the increasingly important field of integrative medicine is now available.

Prof. Dr. Jost Langhorst, M.D.,  Chief Physician at the Clinic for Integrative Medicine and Naturopathy at Klinikum am Bruderwald, Social Foundation Bamberg, with a focus on translational gastroenterology at the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen at Klinikum Bamberg

Dr. Lothar Krenner, M.D., General Practitioner, Member Secretary of the Austrian Association of Physicians for Holistic Medicine, Board Member of the Austrian Medical Society for Ayurvedic Medicine, Chair of the  International Meditation Society – IMS Austria