Successfully treated case of schizophrenia through Homoeopathy: A case report

Abstract

Schizophrenia is significantly a disabling disease that affects all major areas of life. So, the goal of treating schizophrenia is to prevent the relapse, and increase the adaptive functioning so that the patient can be integrated back into the community. In this case report, the patient was followed for 3 years with good improvement and after a long break in the work area, he could go back to his work and able to sustain the work pressure and lead a normal life. The patient was treated with homoeopathic intervention alone, assessed by Positive and Negative syndrome scale (PANSS) & Brief Psychiatric rating scale (BPRS). Both the rating scales were assessed at baseline and once in 6 months, which showed drastic improvement in the case.

A review on the current status of homoeopathy in the management of schizophrenia

“…Within a week psychotic symptoms also reduced. [36] A retrospective analysis using the Outcome Related to Impact on Daily Living scale was done by Nikumbh et al to find the experience of homoeopathic treatment of psychiatric inpatients. An excellent response to homoeopathic intervention was obtained for several clinical conditions like alcohol withdrawal, conversion disorder, suicide attempts, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and somatoform.…”