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Homeopathic and psychiatric perspectives on grief.

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Davidson, JR; Gaylord, S
Published in: Altern Ther Health Med
September 1998

OBJECTIVE: This review describes the homeopathic analysis of grief and common remedies corresponding to this reaction. Homeopathic descriptions of grief are compared with contemporary psychiatric criteria. DATA SOURCES: Each homeopathic rubric (i.e., symptom) is identified on the basis of a computerized repertory search, grouped according to body systems, and compared with a current set of operational criteria derived from the psychiatric literature. The major homeopathic remedies for grief are identified. STUDY SELECTION: One hundred four rubrics for grief were found, incorporating mental and physical symptoms as well as physical disease. DATA SYNTHESIS: Homeopathic phenomenology of grief was closely matched with its current psychiatric definition. A close correspondence was seen between psychiatry and homeopathy, even though each has a differing heritage and temporal origin. The correspondence of a later descriptive system (i.e., psychiatry) to an earlier, independently derived system (i.e., homeopathy) confers validation to both systems' description of the grief response. CONCLUSION: The similarities and differences between homeopathic and psychiatric descriptions of grief have been noted. Similar forms of grief response are recognized by both systems, though homeopathy provides a more extensive list of physical sequelae following bereavement. Controlled trials of homeopathy in grief states are recommended.

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Published In

Altern Ther Health Med

ISSN

1078-6791

Publication Date

September 1998

Volume

4

Issue

5

Start / End Page

30 / 35

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Homeopathy
  • Grief
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Davidson, J. R., & Gaylord, S. (1998). Homeopathic and psychiatric perspectives on grief. Altern Ther Health Med, 4(5), 30–35.
Davidson, J. R., and S. Gaylord. “Homeopathic and psychiatric perspectives on grief.Altern Ther Health Med 4, no. 5 (September 1998): 30–35.
Davidson JR, Gaylord S. Homeopathic and psychiatric perspectives on grief. Altern Ther Health Med. 1998 Sep;4(5):30–5.
Davidson, J. R., and S. Gaylord. “Homeopathic and psychiatric perspectives on grief.Altern Ther Health Med, vol. 4, no. 5, Sept. 1998, pp. 30–35.
Davidson JR, Gaylord S. Homeopathic and psychiatric perspectives on grief. Altern Ther Health Med. 1998 Sep;4(5):30–35.

Published In

Altern Ther Health Med

ISSN

1078-6791

Publication Date

September 1998

Volume

4

Issue

5

Start / End Page

30 / 35

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Homeopathy
  • Grief
  • Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences