ROLE OF HOMOEOPATHY IN PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
In modern terms
'Psychology' is defined as the Science of behaviour in relation with the
environment. It includes the study of conscious, sub-conscious an
unconscious behaviour. The behaviour of children, old age, mental
patients and animals also comes under psychology. Behaviour is only an
expression.
Dynamic force from which
the behaviour arise must be or might be the mind or psyche. It is found
many a times that there are parallels between the problems of
Psychology and Homeopathy at their fundamental levels. For e.g. the
definition " ….totality is the outwardly reflected
picture of the internal essence of the disease, that is, of the
affection of the vital force…. " is as hazy as the definition of the mind.
In both the situations
we realize that expressions are the evidence of the inner reality, which
is the foundation of the expression. For many years Psychology is
viewed by the medical profession as 'Soft Science';
interestingly but unimportant, working in a caring profession we spend
most of our working lives interacting with other people. A key part of
our job is to promote health and well being. We are familiar with the
definition of Health (led by WHO) --- " A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity ".
If this is seen as an
important goal, those working in the field of health-care system need
the knowledge and the skills to help the people in achieving it.
We can define Psychology as “Scientific study of Behavior & Mental processes”.Psychology is the science of mental life, both of its phenomena & their conditions. Psychology has come into its own as a recognized science of mind just as biology, pathology, & medicine are recognized science governing the body. As these are concerned with “how” & “why” of life & of the body reactions, Psychology is concerned with “how” & “why” of conduct & of thinking…
Homeopathy is effective in treating conditions:
- Anxiety disorders like non specific anxiety, health anxiety, social anxiety, anticipatory anxiety, stage / examination anxiety etc.
- Behavior disorders like violence & uncontrolled anger (IED), impulsiveness, gambling / stealing / pyromania / sex & pornography.
- Childhood disorders like attention deficit disorders (ADHD), autism etc.
- Cognitive disorders like amnesia, confusion, delirium, dementia etc. This includes poor memory, poor concentration, uncontrolled or unwanted thoughts, lack of confidence etc.
- Dissociative disorders like depersonalization, identity disorder (confusion or duality of identity) etc.
- Eating disorder like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating etc. Uncontrolled eating or aversion to eating. Cravings for specific food items or even non edible things like clay / chalk etc..
- Mental disorders due to medical condition and sickness. Homeopathy treats both physical sickness & associated psychological condition simultaneously in holistic manner.
- Mental retardation and poor development, specific or general.
- Mood disorders like depression, mania, bipolar disorder etc. Both sadness with specific cause (like guilt, grief, failures in life, disappointment in love & relationship, business loss etc) and sadness without specific cause are well managed with homeopathy.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) like repeated washing, repeated checking etc.
- Panic disorder like cue attacks, situational attacks, spontaneous attacks etc.
- Personality disorders like anti social /avoidant / paranoid personality.
- Phobic disorders like phobia of animals, accidents, water, crowded place, narrow place, darkness, height, etc.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder like after accident, rape / sexual abuse, violence etc.
- Psycho social disorders like isolation, problem with social group or occupation.
- Psychosomatic disorders like psychosomatic pain, conversion disorder, hypochondriasis, body dismorphic disorder, migraine, IBS, etc.
- Schizophrenia with delusions, hallucinations etc
- Sleep disorders like insomnia, poor sleep, sleep walking, nightmares etc.
- Stress disorder and stress related psychological / physical complaints.
- Substance abuse disorders like alcohol / drugs / smoking etc.
Psychological disorders pose one of the biggest health challenges today. According to one study, one out of five suffers from psychological disorders. The trend is rising. The common causes, apart from biological causes, are setbacks in life, grief, poor coping skills, faulty upbringing, high pace & high demands of modern life, complex social structure, rapidly changing human values, lack of role models, poor support system, influence of media etc.
Result is obvious. This affects people’s ability to think, feel, act and relate in effective manner. They affect the happiness and progress in life. Psychological complaints are rising alarmingly. The world needs a healing system, which has safe and effective treatment for such complaints. The answer lies in homeopathy. It is the most safe and effective treatment method of psychological, psycho somatic and psychosexual complaints.
The Advantage of Homeopathic Psychiatry
- It is effective in treating psychiatric diseases and gives peace of mind.
- It improves alertness & functioning of mind. It does not make mind dull.
- It is safe for all ages and conditions. It has no side effects.
- It does not create dependence.
- It is proactive and prevents sickness from developing.
- It is suitable for both acute and chronic phases of sickness.
- It values the significance of person’s thoughts, feelings, behavior as well as life incidents & circumstances.
- It can deal with chemical imbalance in brain and brings that back to balance.
This individual difference is very important in Homeopathic treatment. The subject of Psychology takes us into the depth to understand these individual differences. It works as light in the darkness, & helps us to know the causes of behaviour.
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