AANP HomeopathicPsychiatrySummer2014 ExtraSlides PDF
AANP HomeopathicPsychiatrySummer2014 ExtraSlides PDF
AANP HomeopathicPsychiatrySummer2014 ExtraSlides PDF
Summer of 2014
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Sharum Sharif, ND
W H Y H O M E O PAT H Y ?
T H E H O M E O PAT H I C R E V O L U T I O N
• In the book “The homeopathic Revolution: Why Famous
People & Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy”, Dana Ullman
mentions the names of numerous famous figures in history who
have and continue to use homeopathy, including: 11 American
presidents, 7 popes, Mother Teresa, 2 UK prime ministers, heads
of the state of France, Germany, Norway, Mexico and India,
Mahatma Gandhi, Charles Darwin, J.D. Rockefeller, Dickens,
Tagore, Beethoven, Chopin, Van Gogh, Tina Turner, etc.
• It is not expensive.
• It has been effective in many epidemics in the past and is effective in today’s epidemics.
• * Editor of the book “Homeopathy and Mental Health Care”, Dr. Harry van der Zee, MD
W H Y H O M E O PAT H Y ? ADDITIONAL
REASONS…
• Remedies are planet friendly- we don’t have to worry about
running out of natural resources as we do with herbs.
A “constitutional” homeopathic remedy matches the person on the physical AND mental/
emotional levels, and thereby can significantly help a person on all three levels.
The patient’s personality traits and behavioral patterns are absolutely key in finding
the true “constitutional” remedy.
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Note: There are COMBINATION REMEDIES you can obtain for various mental/
emotional/physical complaints. This practice is certainly not considered
“constitutional” homeopathy. I use certain combinations such as UNDA drops for
detoxification purposes ONLY, but do not ever treat the mind using such
formulations. The results are truly not at all impressive, and in fact, you could hurt
your patients with such poor quality prescriptions.
Examples: Formulas for fears, anxiety, etc.
How many common
constitutional types are there?
• Causticum
• Ignatia
• Kali carb
• Lachesis
• Nux vomica
3) “The Other” Common Remedies
Dr. Luc Montagnier, the French virologist who won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for
discovering the AIDS virus, has surprised the scientific community with his strong
support for homeopathic medicine.!
Montagnier, who is also founder and president of the World Foundation for AIDS
Research and Prevention, asserted, "I can't say that homeopathy is right in
everything. What I can say now is that the high dilutions (used in homeopathy) are
right. High dilutions of something are not nothing. They are water structures which
mimic the original molecules.”!
Although it is common for modern-day scientists to assume that none of the
original molecules remain in solution after sequential dilutions found in homeopathic
preparations, Montagnier's research (and other of many of his colleagues) has
verified that electromagnetic signals of the original medicine remains in the water
and has dramatic biological effects.!
In the new interview in Science, Montagnier also expressed real concern about the
unscientific atmosphere that presently exists on certain unconventional subjects
such as homeopathy. !
I S H O M E O PA T H Y S C I E N T I F I C ?
Nobelist Brian Josephson, PhD
Abstract:
Can the fields of complementary and alternative medicine provide psychologists with new career
opportunities in practice, education, and research? With 42% of Americans estimated to be seeking
unconventional treatments, collectively spending $21.2 billion annually, it is recommended that
psychologists become informed about alternative medical practices, possible benefits and risks of such
practices, and relevant licensing laws and education required for complementary medical practitioners.
This article introduces psychologists to the emerging new health fields of complementary and
alternative medicine; outlines the theoretical perspectives of 4 disciplines—Chinese medicine, Indian
Ayurvedic medicine, naturopathy, and homeopathy; presents a brief sample of research literature;
and discusses expanded career opportunities and roles for psychologists in interaction with alternative
medicine. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
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Psychology and complementary and alternative medicine.
White, Kathryn P.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol 31(6), Dec 2000, 671-681. doi:
10.1037/0735-7028.31.6.671
L I Z L A L O R ’ S H O M E O PAT H I C P S Y C H I AT R Y B O O K
FOCUSES ON DELUSIONS IN EACH CONSTITUTION
• 1) Evidence that the patient has notable inner conflict and evidence of self-
destruction and pathology which is proof of the need for a Delusion rubric
to be used in the rubric-repertorization.
• Note: Each patient will have a tendency to be predominantly in one of the above
stages.
L I Z L A L O R ’ S 5 R U B R I C C AT E G O R I E S ,
H O W A R E T H E Y R E L AT E D ?
• SUMMARY: You do #1 to avoid #2, you do #2 to
avoid #3, etc.
• 2) Forsaken rubric category: All the delusion rubrics which pertain to psychological
“delusions of abandonment” or “delusions of persecution” go under this rubric
category.
• 3) Causation rubric category: All the delusion rubrics which pertain to psychological
“delusions of original sin” or self-blame go under this rubric category.
• 4) Depression rubric category: All the delusion rubrics which pertain to psychological
“delusions of impending doom” go under this rubric category.
• Ignatia: They tend to have decent control over their anger (unlike a
remedy such as Staphysagria.)
• Destructiveness: Stramonium is the only remedy that is in bold and capital letters in
this section (Mind: Destructiveness)
• Nervous Remedies (Dr. E.B. Nash): Aconite, Chamomilla, Ignatia, Nux vomica, and
Coffee cruda.
• Painful memories: Lac caninum (dog’s milk) for those who have been treated as the
underdog, abused and disrespected.
• A thorough naturopathic detox (often for one month or so) can help
prevent the “healing reaction” seen w/ homeopathy (however rarely it
might occur).
• Medical profession ignores the body as if it exists merely to carry the head around!
• (* Iris Bell, MD, PhD; “The homeopathic Healing Process, Transformational Outcomes, and the Patient-Provider Relationship; Book “Homeopathy and
Mental Health Care”; 2010, p: 60-71)
H O M E O PAT H Y V E R S U S C O N V E N T I O N A L
P S Y C H I AT R Y:
• Regarding neurotransmitter imbalance:
• In homeopathy, we can potentially treat all psychiatric disorders PLUS conditions that
are not typically considered pathological such as fears or arrogance, etc.
• Patients on drug therapy usually end up needing to take their drugs ongoing. Whereas in homeopathy,
sometimes a single dose cures, and at other times, repeated dosing may be necessary only if the
symptoms return (which may be every few months or more). Note that even after years of ongoing drug
therapy, if the drug is stopped, it’s not surprising to hear that the patient’s old issues resurface. The issues
that needed to have been dealt with, but never did b/c of the drugs, will resurface.
• Also, in homeopathy, the process is like peeling layers of onions. Sometimes patients need several
different remedies over a course of a few years in order to truly heal. We are clearly speaking of a
personal evolution with homeopathy, completely different from drug therapy that certainly does not
promise any personal evolution.
• Remember: Homeopathy holds the promise to cure psycho-emotional imbalances, not just palliate.
However, meds distort- they do not heal.
H O M E O PAT H Y V E R S U S C O N V E N T I O N A L
P S Y C H I AT R Y:
•
S TAT I S T I C S O N P E D I AT R I C
P S Y C H I AT R I C D I S O R D E R S
• 1) Compared to adults, I have found children respond much more rapidly, deeply,
and extensively to homeopathic treatment. In many cases, one dose of a
properly selected remedy can bring about complete cure on all levels (physical,
mental and emotional).
• 2) Children cannot and do not often readily give you all the information you might
need to figure out how they tick. You have to use much intuition and also discuss
the case with their parents or other caretakers. (If possible, I often have the
parents come in first and tell me all about the child, THEN I have the child join
us.)
• It’s important to be able to communicate with children at their own level so that
they are more likely to open up and tell you about themselves.
H O M E O PAT H I C C A R E F O R K I D S V E R S U S
A D U LT S
• Homeopathic remedies are highly individualized, and can effectively treat many mental/emotional &
physical conditions. The remedies are not “ANTI” anything; The remedies start the innate self-
healing process by balancing a person’s energetic system.
• Patients CAN use both homeopathy and drugs concurrently if needed. We ask our patients to
NOT stop their medications on their own, they MUST discuss with their prescribing doctor.
And, we ask that they do NOT start a new medication without having the patient inform us
first. We shouldn’t start more than one medication of any kind at a time in a month.
• Homeopathy can enhance the patient’s progress in all ways, physically as well as emotionally/
mentally.
• Homeopathy tends to make therapy sessions more effective and efficient. Even though they are
gentle, they often push suppressed emotions out which need to be dealt with during therapy.
• Patients need to be monitored, and should not dose themselves unless the case is simple and the
patient is highly skilled her/himself. Coffee and a few other things can antidote the remedies.
• (I recommend that you don’t discuss the ideas of dilution and succussion. This only confuses people.)
TEACHING OTHER PRACTITIONERS HOW
T O I N T R O D U C E & M A N A G E H O M E O PAT H Y
• Make certain all organic diseases, such as hypothyroidism, are ruled out or
treated, if present.
WEANING OFF OF ANTI-ANXIETY
DRUGS…SPECIFIC TIPS
• In my experience, many patients with anxiety use their medication as needed only,
not necessarily daily. Therefore, I find it easier to wean them off of their medication
versus patients who are on anti-depressants (who always use their medication daily).
• If the anxiety medication is used daily, however, due to their highly addictive nature,
it can be challenging to take the patient off of such drugs. The patient may need a
daily dose of the appropriate homeopathic remedy in 12C or even LM
potencies while working with a psychiatrist to help wean her/him off of the anxiety
medication. Another idea is to offer a 1M or higher potency initially, followed by
12C daily dosing.
• Make certain all organic diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, are ruled out or treated,
if present.
WEANING OFF OF LITHIUM IN BIPOLAR
DEPRESSION - THE REMEDY LITHIUM MUR
• *: Iris Bell, MD, PhD; “The homeopathic Healing Process, Transformational Outcomes, and the Patient-Provider Relationship; Book
“Homeopathy and Mental Health Care”; 2010, p: 60-71
•
W AT E R M E M O R Y
• Dr. Masaru Emoto’s work on water published in his books “The Healing
Power of Water” and “Hidden Messages in Water” clearly illustrate the
point that water can carry our intent or energetic vibration via
liquid crystals. This may explain how homeopathic remedies that are
made in water work. It’s very likely that each remedy has its own
crystal structure in water, and that’s how it carries the information
as opposed to any physical constituent. I hope Dr. Emoto someday
provides us with pictures of remedies in water!
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Mind: Word - x, y & z?
• MAIN CONCEPTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY WITH A FEW ASSOCIATED RUBRICS FOR EACH:
• Mind; Anxiety
• Restlessness
• Irritability
• Mind; Irritability
• Inability to relax
• Poor concentration
• Mind; Thoughts; vanishing, loss of (or intrude and crown around each
other…..)
• Sensitive to noise
• Night terrors
• Depersonalization
• Discouraged
• Upset, Uneasy
• Hypersensitive
• Indecisiveness
• Inferiority complex
• Mind: Speech, babbling (or distorted, broken, mumbling, murmuring, slow, wanting)
• Mind; Gestures, makes, involuntary motions of the hands (or arms or feet)
• Mind: Imbecility
• Self reproach - guilt feelings Mind: Anger, mistakes, over his - Anxiety,
conscience of - Pities herself - Torments himself
• Blissfulness
• Mind: Hurry, (x, y, and z) Mind: Impatient Mind: Insanity, busy Mind: Restless, busy
• Delusions of grandeur
• Mind: Answers, distracted Mind: Carelessness Mind: cheerfulness Mind: Concentration, difficult
Mind: Thoughts, distracted Mind: Thoughts, wondering
• Domineering
• Mind: Answers, dictatorial MindL Dictatorial Mind: Power, love of Mind: Talk, forcible, inclination to
• Ecstasy
• Mind: Ecstasy Mind: Fancies, ecstatic Mind: Singing, ecstasy, periodic Mind: Talk, ecstatic
M A N I A - R U B R I C S , PA R T 3
• Elation
• Euphoria
• Mind: Euphoria…..
• Exaltation
• Expansive mood
• Feeling of enjoyment
• Flight of ideas
• Gestures
• Mind: Affectation… Mind: Gestures… Mind: Mania, gesticulates Mind: Talk, gesture, with
• Mind: Abrupt, Abusive, Anger, Answers, Carelessness, Impulsive, Irritability, Jumping, Kill, Rage, Runs, Talk,
Violence, Wilderness
• Incoherent speech
• Irritable mood when the person is stopped from doing what he wants
• Laughing boisterously
• Mind: Laughing…
M A N I A - R U B R I C S , PA R T 6
• One moment he refuses and the next he get hold of anything
• Poor judgement
• Rapid short lasting shifts from euphoria to depression or anger from gaiety to anger (Alternating symptoms)
(There are NUMEROUS rubrics here. Following are some examples.)
• Mind: Love, own sex, with one of her, homosexuality, tribadism, men & women
• Sociability is increased
• Speaks loudly
• Talkative
• Wild look
• 1) Obsessional thoughts
• 2) Obsessional ruminations
• Mind: Thoughts, persistent, recurred to his mind, expressions and words heard
• 3) Obsessional impulses
• 4) Compulsive behavior/rituals
• 5) Obsessional phobias
• Persecutory delusions: Patient thinks someone or something is trying to harm his/her. (Persecutory delusions is
what we think of when we hear the term paranoia.)
• Nihilistic delusions: Beliefs about non-existence of some person or thing. Pessimistic ideas.
• Hypochondriacal delusions: Patient thinks (s)he is ill contrary to all medical evidence.
• Religious delusions
• Delusions of jealousy: Some jealousy is normal, but if a delusion —> dangerous behavior.
• Delusions of control: Patient thinks his thoughts are controlled by an outside agency.
• Delusions concerning the possession of thoughts (Thought insertion, thought withdrawal, and thought
broadcasting). These delusions occur much more commonly in schizophrenia.
D E L U S I O N S O F G R A N D E U R I N H O M E O PAT H Y
(IN MIND SECTION OF REPERTORY)
• Delusions-Christ-himself to be: cann-i, VERAT
• Delusions-power-all powerful
• Delusions-consciousness-higher consciousness
• Answering-incoherently; Answering-refusing;
Confusion-identity; Dementia; Fear-murdered; fear-
poisoned; Gestures-strange; Insanity; Insanity-
persecution; Mania; Speech-incoherent; Strange;
Stupor
PSYCHOSIS - POSSIBLE RUBRICS,
INCLUDING MIND-DELUSIONS, ETC.
• Possible relevant rubrics that may apply to symptoms associated with psychosis may be:
• MIND-Delusions (=MIND-Hallucinations)
• MIND-Confusion of mind (and all the many relevant rubrics such as MIND-Speech-incoherent)
• You may also find rubrics in chapters in the repertory other than the MIND that may apply to your case:
• FACE-expression-bewildered
• Face-expression-confused
Schizophrenia (Psychosis)
Possible Rubrics, part 1*
• This is a very large section. Please refer to Dr. Bakshi’s book Manual of Psychiatry for a
complete list of all the rubrics. I have only included the main rubric themes and sample rubrics
here…
• I) In general,
• Mind: Schizophrenia
• Perplexity
• Mind: Confusion
• Mind: Stupefaction
• Mind: Chaotic
• Apathy
• Emotional blunting
• Mind, Disconnected
• Mind: Stupefaction
• etc.
Schizophrenia (Psychosis)
Possible Rubrics, part 5
• IV) Disorders of motor behavior!
• Excitement
• Aggressiveness/Restlessness/Agitation
• Mind: Dirtiness
• Lack of conversation
• Mind: Thoughts …
• Mind: Absorbed
• Social withdrawal
• Mind: Estranged
• Mind: Indifference….
Schizophrenia (Psychosis)
Possible Rubrics, part 7
• VI) Other features: There are many rubrics under EACH of the following category of symptoms you may see in
psychosis. I have not listed all of them. You can find them in Dr. Bakshi’s Manual of Psychiatry. !
• Childish
• Giggling
• Impulsive
• Mutilate
• Odd behavior
• Overactivity
Schizophrenia (Psychosis)
Possible Rubrics, part 8
• Poor mealtime behavior
• Slowness, underactivity
• Suicidal
• Superstitious
• Suspiciousness
S U M M A R Y O F M A I N P O LY C R E S T S
Calcarea carbonica (Calc carb)
• Very hard working
• Very stubborn
• Harsh/tough energy, but not intense
• Emotionally and intellectually simple
people
• Always chubby or overweight (Individuals whose
similimum is calc carb are chubby, but a thin person can also benefit from
this remedy if they have temporarily landed in this constitution.)
• Animal analogy: Ox
Carcinosin
(Alexis Bledel)
• Very kind and sweet (probably the kindest remedy, even more than Phosphorus)
• Often has romantic eyes
• Has many FEARS and worries
• “Tight” energy (a bit tense, but not forceful)
• Why tense? Because of too much fear/worry
• Black or dark brown hair (I’ve never seen a blond person whose similimum
remedy is Carcinosin, although I am certain even blonds can end up with this
constitution, at least temporarily.)
• Clean and organized (fastidious)
• Has significant digestive problems
• Passionate people who have a sense of longing/romance in eyes
• Loves to dance (in most cases), in order to release her tension.
• Sometimes uncomfortable socially (trying too hard to be nice)
• Blue hue to their sclera
• (Animal: lovebirds)
– Note: Many Middle Easterners and whites with darker hair tend to have this constitution.
Causticum
• All about social welfare/justice for all; often
involved in volunteer activities to help a social
cause
• Great anger over injustice
• Very sincere
• Always strong personalities
• Sometimes irritable. If irritable, their irritability
might feel a bit like Ignatia.
• OCD (checking and rechecking tasks compulsively)
• Body temperature is cold
• Almost always have some neurological symptoms
Ignatia
(Kathy Bates, Catherine O’Hara, Diane Sawyer)
• Social
• Intellectual, always trying to figure things out, and
has an opinion about everything
• Often arrogant
• Some tend to be lazy and messy
• Relaxed body language. Their relaxedness is similar to
Phosphorus
• Feels warm/hot
• Often has problems with skin and/or acid reflux
• Actors: Ted Levine playing Captain in TV show Monk.
And, Matthew Gray Gubler playing Dr. Reid in TV Show
"Criminal Minds"; If he is not Sulphur, he is certainly
acting like one.