Homœopathy and disability

Abstract

The classification of disability is outlined. The limitations of the medical model when applied to disability and the practical problems of disabled people are discussed. The literature on homœopathic treatment of disability is reviewed. The basic causes of disability are often irreversible, but homœopathy may have an important role to play in the relief of secondary symptoms. Homœopathic treatment of people with disabilities, especially children, requires further study.

Homeopathic approach in the treatment of patients with mental disability

“…One has to consider what is to be cured in these patients. 2 It is pointless to cherish expectations concerning the cure of the mental disability using homeopathic remedies. The homeopathic treatment serves as a positive agent for the progression of adaptation.…”

“…15 In another study also reporting three clinical cases of mentally disabled children, the author observed that homeopathic treatment may help, either by functioning as a stimulus of their psychoemotional maturation and social adaptation or by enabling them to be physically healthier. 1,2 In most current repertories, we find the rubrics 'Idiocy', 'Imbecility' and 'Cretinism'. 3,13,16 However, beginning the homeopathic approach using these rubrics is not the most appropriate strategy, as it implies starting the study with a reduced number of remedies.…”