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1 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in
the last days.
2 People will be lovers of
themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to
their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without
self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers
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5 having
a form of godliness but denying its power. Have
nothing to do with them.
6 They are the kind who
worm their way into homes and gain control over
weak-willed women, who are
loaded down with sins and are swayed
by all kinds of evil desires,
7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these
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Know your enemy
and know yourself;
in a hundred
battles, you will never be defeated.
When you
are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself,
your chances of
winning or losing are equal.
If ignorant both of your
enemy and of yourself,
you are sure to be defeated in every battle.
-- Sun Tzu, The Art of War, c. 500bc
There are two ends not to be served by a wanderer.
What are these two? The pursuit of desires and of the
pleasure which springs from desire, which is base, common, leading to rebirth,
ignoble, and unprofitable; and the pursuit of pain and hardship,
which is grievous, ignoble, and unprofitable.
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Homeopathic Medicine and Psychiatry
The Birth of Homeopathic Medicine
A German Physician, Samuel Hahnemann,
developed the medical practice called homeopathy after becoming dissatisfied
with the medical practice of his time, which consisted of bloodletting, purging, vomiting,
prescriptions of twenty or more ingredients, and the corporal punishment to the insane.
While translating Cullen's Materia
Medica's section on Cinchona (the
Hahnemann tested his hypothesis by
experimenting on himself, his family and a close group of physician friends. He
carried out the "proving" of ninety-nine substances -mineral,
vegetable, and animal-
by the time of his death in 1843 at the age of 88. The substances were proven
initially in substantial doses of one to four grains (a grain in Hahnemanns' time equaled
approximately 62 mg.).
Hahnemann changed the application of his theory
during his career and, later, he prepared the medicines in serially
diluted, and succussed solutions -shaken forcefully and
struck against a hard surface-, up to 10 -60 in dilution. These preparations were
ingested in a semi-controlled and strict fashion.
The symptoms that developed were
recorded carefully and classified according to the organic systems these
medicinal substances altered, from the mind and general systemic effects, to
specific organ systems.
In this way, Hahnemann thought, it was possible to determine
the specificity and organotropism of the substances
proven. Hahnemann postulated this as a way of discerning the actual
therapeutic value of medicinal substances, which was lacking in his time.
Hahnemann also described his observation
of two
contrasting biological actions induced by the substances, a bi-phasic
phenomenon,
during the provings. A primary action, the biochemico-pharmacological, or toxic, effect of the substance; and a secondary
effect, the organic
reaction, which
represents the drive of the organism to return to a state of equilibrium, directed by
the homeostatic mechanisms. This is known today as the "rebound
phenomenon,"
which appears after using certain drugs like vasoconstrictors, alcohol,
coffee, benzodiazepines and narcotics.
The homeopathic system is described in detail, in
the "Organon of the Medical Art." In it, Hahnemann describes the way of taking a very
detailed clinical history,
emphasizing the characteristic manner in which the individual and the organism
respond
to the environment.
This
clinical history is more detailed than any other traditional medical history. He also describes the
process of preparation of the remedies, the selection of the therapeutic agent,
and prescribing strategies. From 1810 to 1842 the Organon
was reviewed and edited, up to a sixth edition. Hahnemann
clarified,
extended and corrected previous positions based on his continuous clinical experiences and
observations.
Hahnemann and Mental
Health
In the area of mental health Hahnemann
was a pioneer. According to dates noted by Richard Haehl,
Hahnemann started promulgating the humanistic
treatment of the mentally ill in 1793, corresponding to the time when Pinel broke the chains at Bicetre.
The fame of the latter is due to the larger number of patients that were
affected by his action and the importance of the institution he directed.
In the asylum of Georgenthal
near
In 1796 Hahnemann wrote: "The
physician in charge of such unhappy people (the insane) must, indeed have at
his command an attitude which inspires respect but also creates confidence. He
will never feel insulted because a being that cannot reason is incapable of
insulting anyone".
These are statements regarding the need to establish a therapeutic alliance and
a recommendation about counter-transferential reactions.
In regard to mental disorders, in paragraph 215
of his Organon, he writes: "Almost all so-called mental and
emotional diseases are nothing but physical diseases in which the
symptom of mental and emotional disorder characteristic of each one increases
more or less rapidly as the physical symptoms diminish, almost like a local
disease transferred into the invisible subtle mental or emotional organs".
Hahnemann was a precursor in the
field of psychosomatics. He saw the human being having an integrated mind and body, in contrast to the prevailing
dualism of his time.
In paragraph 210 he says: "In all diseases being treated, the psychic condition of the
patient should be written down among the totality of symptoms as one of the
most important, if one desires to have a faithful picture of the disease
from which to make a successful homeopathic cure."
For him,"..emotional
and mental disorders...do not constitute a class of diseases completely
separated from all others, because in so-called physical diseases the
emotional and mental state is always affected. For example, how often does not one find, in the most painful diseases of many years
standing, a mild gentle disposition commanding the physician's tender consideration and
compassion? But when he overcomes the disease and restores the patient...he is often surprised and
shocked at the dreadful change in the patient's
nature, ingratitude, hardheartedness, unusual maliciousness, and a disposition
most disgraceful and degrading to mankind often make their appearance. These are exactly the
qualities that this patient had before he became ill. One often finds that people that
were patient when they were healthy become obstinate, violent, hasty or
unbearable and self-willed, impatient or despairing-when they are ill, those who were
discrete and modest become obscene and shameless, those who were clearheaded become
dull-witted, those who were
inclined to be feebleminded seem to become rather clever and more sensible, those who were
slow to decide acquire great presence of mind and decisiveness, etc.". In that
paragraph we can see how keen Hahnemann was in observing
emotional and behavioral reactions and personality characteristics.
In paragraph 220 he mentions the occurrence
of cases with a periodicity of violent insanity with melancholic depression,
and the return of certain conditions during specific months of the year. According to W.M Butler
(1880), it was Baillarger and Falvert,
in 1854, who discribed and named the "Folie Circulair" and "Folie a Double Form" respectively. The
differentiation of this syndrome, called "manic-depression", from
schizophrenia
is attributed to Kraepelin in 1896. (APA, 1944). Yet, Hahnemann made
important observations in the field of psychopathological phenomenology, without
ever being credited for it.
Hahnemann made a distinction
between organic and psychological diseases. In fact, he prescribed psychotherapeutic
techniques. In
paragraph 224 he recommends: "If the disease is not yet fully
developed and
if there is some doubt whether it really has come from a physical disease or from bad
upbringing, bad habits, perverted morals, lack of mental discipline,
superstition or ignorance, the following will help one to decide."
"In the latter case it will diminish
and improve from understanding, well intentioned exhortations, consoling arguments, earnest and sensible explanations. On the other hand, a real
emotional or mental disease due to a physical disease, is quickly aggravated by
such an approach:
melancholia becomes more profound, plaintive, inconsolate,
and withdrawn; Malicious insanity becomes more spiteful; foolish chatter
becomes noticeably more silly."
"Conversely, there are of course a few psychic
diseases that have not merely degenerated from physical ones; Instead, with only
slight physical illness, they arise and proceed from the psyche, from
persistent grief, resentment, anger, humiliation, and repeated exposure to fear
and fright. In time such
psychic diseases often greatly harm the physical health". In these forms of disease
he also exhorts the use of psychological treatment.
From this we can see the clarity with which he
conceived the body-mind relationship. Therefore, he can be considered a pioneer in
the study of psychosomatic diseases. It was not until the beginning of the 20th
century, 100 years
after Hahnemann's writings, that the concept of
psychosomatic medicine comprised a cohesive body of knowledge. Dunbar, in a review of the
literature on this topic, reports: "Whereas in the past it has been
occasional leaders who have called attention to the problem of psyche-soma as
fundamental for the physician, within the last decades this realization has begun to permeate
medical literature, changing it intrinsically." It seems that Hahnemann was one of those leaders, ahead of his
time by more than 100 years. (
His insights into the role of the mind in disease were such that he noted: "It is possible to create a very grave
disease by acting on the vital principle through the power of imagination and
to cure it in the same way". He also mentions the use of suggestion and countersuggestion in the treatment of patients. He even endorsed the use of "mesmerism", which is regarded today as
the
antecedent of hypnosis. (Organon,
Paragraphs 17, 288ss.)
Homeopathy and Mental Health
Psychiatry continued to be undefined
as a specialty into the 20thcentury, and physicians from other specialties carried on
the instruction in this field. Some asylums were founded in early 19th century, and by 1843 there
were around 24 hospitals for the care of the mentally ill. (APA, 1944)
The first homeopathic hospital for the
mentally ill was founded in
A report published in the Transactions of the
American Institute of Homeopathy's meeting, 1891, reports a difference
of 50% of patients discharged from the homeopathic mental hospitals in the State
of New York, between 1883 and 1890, compared to 30% from conventional hospitals. There was also a difference
of a 33% higher death rate at the conventional mental health hospitals as compared to
the homeopathic.
(Talcott, 1891)
By the end of the 19th century, homeopathic
treatment was provided in public mental health hospitals in seven states; two
of these states had more than one hospital. (Keith, 1899).
Allentown
State hospital, in Pennsylvania, opened in the early 20th century and was associated with
From the theoretical point of view,
philosophers and theologians were the ones that tackled the concepts of mental
illness, while the rest of
medicine was centered in the cellular pathology and disinterested in psychiatry. Nevertheless, there was
already a more humanitarian approach to the treatment of the mentally ill and the doctrines
of Pinel, Esquirol, Tuke and Bucknill were primordial. They were
taught in most medical schools regardless of its orientation. (APA, 1944)
At
Another prominent physician who used homeopathy to
treat the mentally ill was Charles Frederick Menninger,
founder of the Menninger Clinic in
Davidson has noted that there are
similarities between modern psychiatry and homeopathy. Recent
neurobiological research tends to validate old homeopathic concepts. Psychotherapeutic
techniques tend to elicit the patient's symptoms, in a controlled manner, in
order to heal the patient. Such is the case in cognitive, behavioral as well as
psychoanalytic treatments. In his article Davidson discusses other points such
as the
self-healing principle,
the
microdose effect, disappearance of the symptoms in reverse order of
their appearance,
and diagnosis
by pattern recognition of the symptoms. (Davidson, 1994)
Other biological treatments involve
the concept of similarity in their treatment. Such is the case in the treatment
of depression with sleep deprivation (Wu, et.al., 1990), or
the use of Reserpine in the treatment of refractory depression (Ananth
and Ruskin, 1974). Tricyclic antidepressants are used
in small dosages in the treatment of panic disorder since these antidepressants
tend to cause an exacerbation of those symptoms at larger dosages in these
patients. (Kaplan and Sadock, 1995, Pg.1201)
Homeopaths assert that symptoms are
the expression of the organism's effort to restore health. Post and Weiss (1992) and Nesse (2000) present a similar view in contemporary
psychiatry.
They contend that symptoms of major affective disorders can be adaptive and may
reflect the body's self-treating activity. Post and Weiss suggest the need to develop
therapeutic strategies that stimulate the organism's self-correcting processes.
This is a supposed mechanism of action of the homeopathic remedies. (
Most conventional practitioners do not
take homeopathy seriously because it is difficult to accept that very diluted
substances could have any therapeutic value. Usually, homeopathy is rejected without
adequate scientific evaluation. Many scientists postulate that accepting homeopathy would
require the abandon of accepted theories of physics and chemistry. This is not necessarily so,
just as Newtonian theories are not superseded by quantum physics. It is
necessary, and possible, to evaluate homeopathy according to conventional
scientific standards.
Linde, et.al,
performed a meta-analysis of 189 trials using homeopathy, 89 of which fit
pre-defined criteria. Their results show that the patients taking homeopathic
medicines were 2.45 times more likely to experience a positive therapeutic
effect than the ones taking placebo. (Linde,
1997). Kleijnen et al, reviewed 107 studies,
81 (77%) of which showed a positive effect in favor of homeopathy. Of the best
22 studies, 15 showed homeopathy as efficacious. The researchers concluded
that, "the evidence presented in this review would probably be sufficient
for establishing homeopathy as a regular treatment for certain
indications". They note that: "the amount of positive evidence even
amongst the best studies came as a surprise to us". (Kleijnen,
1991)
There have been very few published
studies on the use of homeopathy in the mental health field and even fewer
follow good scientific methodology. Included in the studies reviewed by Kleijnen, et.al, there were ten
studies on the treatment of mental or psychological problems including depression,
insomnia, nervous tension, agitation, aphasia, behavior problems in children and other conditions. Of
these ten studies, eight showed positive effects in favor of the homeopathic
treatment. None of those studies have been replicated.
Davidson and his colleagues conclude that homeopathy may
be useful in the treatment of anxiety or depression, either as an adjunctive
treatment or as a sole treatment of patients who specifically request it.
Obviously, the clinician must weigh the risks and benefits of a homeopathic
intervention especially in situations when there are demonstrably effective conventional
treatments and when the
patient is either acutely psychotic or suicidal. There are several limitations in that study,
as presented by the author, and only larger, double-blind, controlled,
trials can provide
answers to the questions that arise when using homeopathy in the treatment of disease, in general, and in
psychiatry
in particular.
(Davidson, 1997)
Chapman, et.al, performed
a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study on 60 patients with
persistent mild traumatic brain injury. Their results suggest that homeopathy,
alone or used concurrently with conventional pharmacological and rehabilitation
therapies, may be effective in treating patients with persistent mild traumatic
brain injury, a condition for which current treatment has limited
effectiveness. (Chapman, 1999)
Lamont, J, performed a double-blind placebo
controlled study on the treatment of 43 children with diagnosis of Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He showed statistically significant differences supporting the
notion that homeopathic treatment is superior to placebo. This type of
study needs to be repeated. (Lamont, 1997)
Hundreds of case reports have been
published, in homeopathic journals from the 19nd 20th
centuries, of patients suffering from mental disorders who have been treated
successfully with homeopathy. Even though some of the cases are inadequately presented for
proper evaluation, many of these patients would meet criteria for a mental
disorder according to the DSM-IV and would have been candidates for
conventional pharmacotherapy.
A case series of 120 patients with diagnosis of
anxiety neurosis, phobias, psychosomatic disorders, or neurotic depression was
published by Gibson et.al.(1953).
Priestman (1951) described 20 cases of anxiety, phobias
and hypochondriasis. Reichenberg-Ullman
and Ullman (1996, 1999) have published books with
series of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, depression,
and behavior disorders.
Detinis (1994) presents six cases
of patients suffering from depression with suicidal ideation, chronic pain, sleep
disorder, premenstrual syndrome and anxiety disorder. Bodman
(1990) presents a series of cases of depression, anxiety, sleep disorder,
phobias, neurosis, cerebral sequelae from a stroke, Menniere's disease, migraines, and other
conditions treated successfully with homeopathy.
Boltz (1968) and Phalnikar (1962) presented small series of patients with
acute psychosis who recovered after homeopathic treatment without relapses
after long term follow ups even after failure of conventional treatment. Saine (1997) presents a series of cases of patients with
psychosis, manic-depressive disorder, obsessions, and neurosis. Shevin (1989) presents several cases of patients with dissociative disorders, character pathology, and post-traumatic
stress disorder.
Gallavardin (1960) published a series
of patients with alcoholism who recovered with homeopathic treatment. Many of
those patients were treated without their knowledge. Grazyna
M, et.al, (1993) presented a series of 30 men treated
for alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens. They report that about 30% of the
patients continued treatment for 12-18 months with most of them maintaining
abstinence during a long follow up of up to seven years.
Some authors have presented cases of children with
mental retardation that have improved with homeopathic treatment. Haidvogl, et.al.,(1993) presented a series of 40 cases of handicapped
children. They report that close to 75% of the children responded to treatment,
with close to 50% showing improvement of all the target symptoms. The authors
pointed out that the children with organic brain injury, autism and definite
syndromes responded well,
generally, in comparison to the children whose handicap was due to social
deprivation.
Griggs (1968) presents a series of four of those cases, including one with a seizure
disorder.
Wright-Hubbard (1965) presents four cases of mental retardation, with seizures,
autism, and muscle twitching, who responded well to homeopathic remedies when there was
nothing else conventional to offer them.
Cortina (1994) presented a series
of 20 cases of children with enuresis and behavioral problems, treated with Ilex, a plant derived remedy.
They reported a 50% improvement in the enuresis and behavioral symptoms. Unfortunately,
the study was not controlled and difficult to evaluate.
There are a number of single case reports of
patients suffering from Anorexia Nervosa (Gray,1981),
Anxiety Neurosis (Crothers, 1980) and Manic
Depressive Illness
(Whitmont, 1980) treated successfully with
homeopathy. Boericke (1965) presented an interesting
case of a patient suffering for dementia with psychosis whom
he treated with a homeopathic preparation of Chlorpromazine after the patient had
worsened at usual dosages of this drug.
These cases have a clear enough description of their
disorders to stand up for a close scrutiny. However, many cases reported do not
have adequate data to be evaluated by modern diagnostic standards. Most single
case reports in the homeopathic literature give only anecdotal information
primarily to show the homeopathic practitioner how the remedy was chosen. These
cases are used as educational tools rather than scientific case presentations.
Slonim and White (1983) have
reviewed the particular issues inherent in the preparation and evaluation of
case reports, particularly in the areas outside mainstream medicine and
homeopathy in particular. They point out that there exists as much clinical
evidence for homeopathic treatment as there is for many conventional
interventions that have not been subject to stringent testing.
Homeopathic Remedies in the Treatment
of Mental Disorder
Homeopaths use various remedies with apparently
different biological actions. Some have acute symptomatology
in its picture like Belladona, Hyosciamus,
Stramonium and Veratrum
album. In these, the symptoms appear soon after the remedy is ingested.
Other, so called slow acting remedies, like Natrum Muriaticum (Sodium
Chloride), Silica, Phosphorus or Sepia (Cuttlefish Tincture), take longer time
and repeated dosages in order to manifest their particular symptomatology
and sphere of action. (Hahnemann's Organon, Par.221).
The selection of the remedies is always based on the
totality of symptoms of the patient, and in the consideration of the peculiar,
or characteristic, qualities of the organism, such as: congestion of the face,
red skin, glaring eyes, throbbing carotids, excited mental state, hyperaesthesia of all senses, delirious and restless sleep,
dryness of the mouth etc. That particular picture is found in the Belladona (Atropa Belladona) picture. These are the symptoms of an anticholinergic intoxication.
A manic state, of a quarrelsome and obscene
character, inclined to immodest acts, gestures and expressions, disposed to
uncovering and exposing, are characteristic of Hyosciamus.
These symptoms were evidenced in the provings, and
would be the symptoms to be matched with the symptoms of the patient. The
therapeutic doses used to treat the problem are to be minuscule.
There are other thirty-nine remedies cited by
Hahnemann noted that frequently one
can observe an initial aggravation of the patient's symptoms after which there
follows an improvement of the condition. This is similar to the phenomenon
observed in the treatment of anxiety disorders with tricyclics.(Kaplan & Sadock, 1995).
The clinical picture elicited in the proving of
several remedies seems so specific that they resemble clinical syndromes found
in today's nosology. The narrative of the proving of
Aurum metallicum (gold) reports: "hopeless,
despondent and great desire to commit suicide, disgust of life, feeling of
self-condemnation and utter worthlessness". This can be contrasted to the
picture found when proving Staphisagria:
"Nervous affections with marked irritability; ill effects of anger and
insults; very sensitive to what is said of her; prefers solitude". (
The first picture could correspond to a melancholic
depression and the latter is akin to the rejection sensitivity of a patient
with Donald Klein's Hysteroid Dysphoria
or atypical depression.(Kaplan & Sadock,1995).
These clinical pictures, elicited by the remedies, are brought upon individuals
who are already susceptible to develop these syndromes. To participate in a
proving an individual has to free from any evident pathology so the symptoms
can get included in the materia medica
accurately.
The remedy is selected not only on the mental
picture but the concomitant symptoms found in the review of systems. For
example, Aurum seems to have an affinity towards cardiovascular system, while Staphisagria has it towards the genitourinary system.
Another interesting picture is that of Arsenicum Album. It is characterized by great anguish,
restlessness, and changes place continually. It has fear of death and of being
left alone. These are symptoms commonly found in anxiety disorders, especially
with panic attacks.
The picture of Natrum Muriaticum (sodium chloride) presents with ill effects from
grief, fright, anger etc.; Is depressed and irritable, gets into a passion
about trifles; Wants to be left alone to cry. These symptoms may be found in Dysthymic or Adjustment disorders.
Nux Vomica
will manifest with a zealous fiery temperament, very irritable, cannot bear
noises, odors, light, or touch. Sullen and fault-finding, seeks stimulants,
sometimes in excess and suffers from constipation. These symptoms are found in
patients suffering from neurovegetative dystonia as well as other for of dysthymia,
usually of organic nature.
These are some of the mental symptoms that the
homeopathic materia medicas
report as observed in people taking these remedies during a
"proving." Provings are the clinical
pictures elicited in "healthy" subjects while taking remedies
(prepared with the technique of dilution and potentizing).
They are the basis for the homeopathic therapeutics. The question at the center
of the controversy is: Are these diluted solutions, in which no molecules of
the original solute remain, biologically active?
Homeopathy, A
Placebo Response?
Because of the self-righteousness and enlightened
mystification homeopaths display at times, scientific scrutiny of its tenets
has been limited. The need to individualize the homeopathic remedy to suit the
patient's symptoms presents a difficulty in the design and execution of well
designed trials. This makes double-blind studies complicated.
In a review of the homeopathic literature by Scofield (1984) it says: "..in
spite a great deal of experimental and clinical work there is only a little
scientific evidence to suggest that homeopathy is effective. This is because of
bad design, execution, reporting or failure to repeat experimental work and not
necessarily because of the inefficacy of the system. Which
has yet to be properly tested on a large enough scale. It is suggested
that there is sufficient evidence to warrant the execution of well-designed,
carefully controlled experiments. Some of the experimental work already done
suggests that homeopathy may be of value in the treatment and prevention of
diseases in crops, as well as animals and humans."
In a double-blind clinical trial Reilly et al.(1986) concluded that: "The homeopathically treated
patients showed a significant reduction in patient and doctor assessed symptom
scores. No evidence emerged to support the idea that placebo action fully
explains the clinical responses to homeopathic drugs."
Conclusions
From the discussion above we may conclude that: Hahnemann was one of the early innovators of the humane
treatment of the insane and mentally ill, the conceptualization of
psychosomatic illness, and the explorations in pharmacology and toxicology. He
attached importance to the observation of the natural reactivity of living
organisms to medicinal substances and disease, fine tuned the clinical history
and placed importance on the patient rather than on nosology.
Homeopathic practitioners had a considerable
influence in the way that medicine is practiced today. Recent research has
concluded that some of the homeopathic postulates could well be true, and this
could bring a new perspective into medicine. Modern homeopathic provings of drugs are done under double-blind placebo
control conditions and the results show statistical significance.(Int.Hom.Med.League, 1987)
Proving that homeopathic medicine is effective would
revolutionize the medical arts and offer people a cost effective, less toxic
and more integral treatment. This would have immense implications economically,
socially, and politically.
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