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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2012, Article ID 875874, 10 pages doi:10.1155/2012/875874 Research Article Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study Romy Lauche,1 Holger Cramer,1 Susanne Moebus,2 Anna Paul,3 Andreas Michalsen,4 Jost Langhorst,1, 3 and Gustav Dobos1, 3 1 Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45276 Essen, Germany 2 Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital of Essen, 45138 Essen, Germany 3 Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, 45276 Essen, Germany 4 Department of Internal and Complementary Medicine, Immanuel Hospital Berlin, 14109 Berlin, Germany Correspondence should be addressed to Romy Lauche, r.lauche@kliniken-essen-mitte.de Received 1 August 2012; Revised 10 September 2012; Accepted 19 September 2012 Academic Editor: Thomas Ostermann Copyright © 2012 Romy Lauche et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Introduction. The Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine in Essen utilizes mind/body medical elements in order to empower patients with chronic diseases to better cope with their symptoms and to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This study explored the influence and predictors of a 2-week integrative treatment program on patients’ quality of life. Methods. This observational study was conducted with inpatients as part of the quality assurance program. Patients’ quality of life, psychological symptoms, and health locus of control we