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Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy
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June 20-21, 2019 Dubai, UAE
Joint Meeting on
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World Congress on Traditional & Complemenatry Medicine
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International Conference on Herbal & Traditional Medicine
Traditional Med Meet 2019 &
Herbal Traditional 2019
June 20-21, 2019
Diana Ravikumar, J Tradit Med Clin Natur 2019, Volume 8
Homoeopathic management of automatic negative thoughts in functional psychosis: A
clinical study
Diana Ravikumar
Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, India
Introduction&Objective:
Thought disorder is one of the prominent features of psychotic illnesses. Automatic
thoughts are those immediate, first, quick thoughts that go through our minds in response to a situation.
Problematic automatic thoughts are negative. When these automatic thoughts are negative; it is stressful.
Automatic negative thoughts are quick, evaluative thoughts that occur during or right after a negative or
stressful situation. To objective of the study the various factors in development of automatic negative thoughts
in functional psychosis by analyzing the data. To objective is to study the effectiveness of homoeopathic
remedies in its treatments by using scales before and after treatment.
Method:
This study was conducted in patients who reported to out-patient department and in-patient
department of FatherMuller HomoeopathicMedical College andHospital, Mangaluru, peripheral institutions
where postings were provided and village camps from 2014 onwards. A total number of thirty cases were
screened aged 15-60 years for the study. The diagnoses were made on basis of strong clinical presentations,
examination findings, as well as investigations if required. The automatic negative thoughts were assessed
using Alan E. Kazdin Automatic Thought Questionnaire. The case selection is done by purposive sampling.
The remedy selections in individual cases were based on the analysis of symptomatology.
Results:
Out of thirty patients studied, fifteen patients are males (50%) and fifteen patients are females (50%).
In this study, the maximum prevalence was noted in age groups 30-35 and 40-45 groups (8 cases- 26.67%).
Out of thirty cases, sixteen cases (53.33%) were found to be sycotic in nature, twelve cases (40%) were found
to be psoric in nature and two cases (6.67%) were found to be syphilitic in nature. Out of the thirty cases
studied 14 cases (46.67%) were BPAD with psychotic symptoms, 10 cases (33.33%) were Schizophrenia, 4
cases (13.33%) were delusional disorder and 2 cases (6.67%) were psychosis NOS. In 20% cases Natrum
muriaticum was the indicated remedy. The next most indicated were sulphur, Anacardium and Lycopodium
(10%), followed by
Pulsatilla, Stramonium
and
Lachesis
(6.67%) and
Staphisagria, Calcareasulph, Belladonna,
Argentum metallicum, Causticum, Magnesium muriaticum, Ignatiaamara, Veratrum album
and Cannabis
indica (3.33%). 200
th
potency was found to be most commonly used in twenty seven out of thirty cases. Out
of thirty cases studied, maximum cases that are nineteen (63.3%) showed improvement, five cases (16.67%)
did not show any change and six cases (20%) were not improved significantly.
Conclusion:
From the analysis of the above results obtained from this study it is evident that stressful life
events and childhood adversity can be the causes of automatic negative thoughts in functional psychosis and
homoeopathic medicines are effective in its management.
Biography
Diana Ravikumar has completed her MD in Homoeopathy Psychiatry from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. She is
currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Homoeopathic Therapeutics in Father Muller Homoeopathic
Medical College and Hospital, India.
dr.diana.r@gmail.com