Individualised homoeopathic treatment of paranoid schizophrenia with potentised Phosphorus

Abstract

Background: Paranoid schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects approximately one percent of the world population, with devastating consequences for affected individuals and their families. Homoeopathy could be an effective alternative mode of treatment and can minimise the consequences of it. This case report aimed to highlight the significance of using only individualised homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of paranoid schizophrenia without conventional medicine. Case Summary: A 30-year-old male complained of someone controlling his mind, someone talking about him. He was suspicious of the food he was served, talked and laughed to himself and slept insufficiently. The case was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia by the psychiatrist. The severity of the disease was measured by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and assessment of the positive symptoms was done by Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS); the symptoms were recorded at the baseline and every month for the duration of 17 months, with the help of the psychiatrist. Phosphorus 30C was prescribed on the basis of individualisation. No homoeopathic aggravation was reported during the treatment. PANSS score of 84 at baseline reduced to 32 and SAPS score of 56 reduced to zero, within ten months of treatment and remained so for up to 17 months, including the period of observation. MONARCH score of +8 indicated a causal attribution of homoeopathic treatment to disease improvement.