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Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Journal

2013

Depressive episode

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Homoeopathic Management In Depressive Episodes: A Prospective, Unicentric, Non-Comparative, Open-Label Observational Study, Praveen Oberai, Indira Balachandran, K Janardhanan Nair, Anita Sharma, V Singh, Vikram Singh, Chaturbhuja Nayak Sep 2013

Homoeopathic Management In Depressive Episodes: A Prospective, Unicentric, Non-Comparative, Open-Label Observational Study, Praveen Oberai, Indira Balachandran, K Janardhanan Nair, Anita Sharma, V Singh, Vikram Singh, Chaturbhuja Nayak

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Objective: To evaluate the role of homoeopathic medicines in the management of depressive episodes. Material and Methods: A prospective, non-comparative, open-label observational study was carried out from October 2005 to September 2010, by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) (India), at - the Central Research Institute CRI (H), Kottayam. Patients who were 20-60 years of age, suffering from mood disorders were screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Homoeopathic medicines were prescribed in 30, 200 and 1M potencies, after repertorising the symptoms and signs and final consultation with the Materia Medica. The internationally accepted scales - Hamilton Depression Rating …