Depression is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, decreased energy, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, and poorconcentration. A case of 53 years old female is reported to out patient department of National homoeopathy research institute in mental health, Kottayam on 25/10/19 with symptoms of severe depression with eczema on the right hand. Ignatia was selected after detailed case taking and Repertorization with due consultation with Materia Medica. Patient showed positive response in eczema with improvement in mental symptoms. A significant improvement according to Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Beck depression inventory were observed. This document shows another aspect of healing of psychological disorders through homoeopathy along with improvement of skin symptoms.
Homoeopathy is a developing system of medicine which is based on the principle of individualization. Understanding the personality traits and mental symptoms of an individual is pivotal in homoeopathic prescribing. Eliciting mental symptoms requires skillful application of art and science. Mental status examination (MSE) is a structured assessment of the patient's behavioural and cognitive functioning, usually administered in psychiatry but in brief is a part of every medical exam. The components of MSE can be utilized in homoeopathy to elicit certain mental symptoms, erect appropriate rubrics and to arrive at the right similimum, which is indispensable for cure.
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