Homoeopathic management of depression with comorbid eczema: A case report
Author(s): Dr. Dhanaraj Kumar Rana, Dr. Jaseela Villan and Dr. Deepak KP
Abstract: 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 poor -concentration. 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.
Dr. Dhanaraj Kumar Rana, Dr. Jaseela Villan, Dr. Deepak KP. Homoeopathic management of depression with comorbid eczema: A case report. Int J Hom Sci 2020;4(4):212-215. DOI: 10.33545/26164485.2020.v4.i4d.279