[Terminological considerations: integrative, not alternative medicine].
The paper presents most frequently used terms for non-alopathic medicine, and they include the following: alternative, unorthodox/unconventional, traditional, fringe, complementary, cross-cultural, mind/body, natural, holistic and integrative. All these terms have been discussed in detail and it has been concluded that, from professional and medical perspective, the most adequate term is "integrative medicine", since it fulfills all the prerequisites of modern medical progress and development.
D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D009626:Terminology as Topic