Anthroposophical Medicine

Anthroposophical medicine is a complementary medicine that combines elements of conventional medicine with homeopathy and naturopathy. It is based on the spiritual philosophy of anthroposophy, which regards human wellness and illness as biographical events connected to the body, mind and spirit of the individual. It often incorporates physical and artistic therapies, and biographical counselling. Anthroposophical medicine was founded in the 1920s by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Ita Wegman.

According to its practitioners, anthroposophical medicine uses a holistic approach ("salutogenesis") that focuses on factors that support human health by strengthening the patient's physiology and individuality, rather than just addressing factors that cause disease. The self-determination, autonomy and dignity of patients is a central theme. Practitioners believe the therapies enhance a patient's capacities to heal. Conventional medical treatments, including surgery and medications, are employed as necessary, and anthroposophical physicians must have a conventional medical education, including a degree from an established and certified medical school, as well as post-graduate study. There are currently anthroposophical medical practices in 80 countries worldwide.

Scientists, mainstream medical doctors, and other skeptics regard anthroposophical medicine as unscientific, pseudoscientific, "a system of medicine that extends medical science into the realm of the spiritual", and quackery due to its incorporation of objectively unverifiable ideas such as patients' "karmic destiny".