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Homeopathy Reconsidered What Really Helps Patients

:	Natalie Grams
:	Homeopathy Reconsidered What Really Helps Patients
:	Copernicus
:	9783030005092
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:	Lexika, Nachschlagewerke
:	English

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Homeopathy is over 200 years old and is still experiencing an uninterrupted influx of new practitioners and patients. Many patients and therapists swear by this 'alternative healing method', which in some countries is even financed by health insurances. This seems completely incomprehensible to critics: For them it is clearly evident that homeopathy is hopelessly unscientific and has at best a placebo effect.

The positions of supporters and opponents seem to be just as immutable as they are incompatible. This book answers some essential and fascinating questions: What remains of the founding ideas of homeopathy in 21st century medicine? Does it really work and, if so, how? Which of the original theories can we still apply today with a clear conscience and use for the benefit of patients and the healthcare system? Where does homeopathy have its limits and does it indeed need to be critically reconsidered and evaluated?

< iv>The author has dealt with the points of criticism for years, but at the same time also takes seriously the wishes and concerns of patients who often feel insufficiently cared for by conventional medical practice. Against the background of her own personal history, her book attempts to bridge the gap between these two traditionally opposing camps.

Natalie Grams, born 1978 in Munich, is a doctor and author and also leads the 'Information Network Homeopathy'. The German-language edition of this book 'Homöopathie neu gedacht' and her critical assessment of homeopathy have given her much media exposure in Germany, and have unleashed a renewed debate about this form of treatment. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Giordano Bruno Foundation, and communication manager for the German Skeptic Association.

	Preface to the English Edition	5
	Acknowledgements	8
	Contents	9
	1 How and On What Basis Does Homeopathy Treat?	12
	References	17
	2 Homeopathy - What Are We Talking About?	19
	2.1 Is There “One” Homeopathy?	19
	2.2 Samuel Hahnemann, Founder of Homeopathy	21
	2.3 Medicine in the Days When Homeopathy Came into Being	22
	2.3.1 The Homeopathic Method - What Is Different?	25
	2.3.2 Homeopathic Repertories and Materia Medica	28
	2.3.3 Homeopathic Anamnesis	30
	2.3.4 Homeopathic Medicines (Potentization)	32
	2.4 Homeopathic Diagnosis, the Principle of Similarity, and Homeopathic Drug Testing (Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trials - HPT)	36
	2.5 The Sensation Method in Homeopathy	39
	References	41
	3 Is Homeopathy Part of Today’s Medicine?	42
	3.1 Why Do We Need Science at All?	42
	3.2 On My Personal Situation: In Conflict with Science	44
	3.3 Spirit-Like Energy and Lack of Active Ingredient - The Problem of Potentiated Drugs in Homeopathy	47
	3.4 The Problematic Concept of Vital Force	52
	3.5 Homeopathic Drug Testing (Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trials - HPT)	55
	3.6 Is Homeopathy Medicine?	58
	References	59
	4 Why Do Patients Turn to Homeopathy?	60
	4.1 The Therapeutic Setting of Homeopathy	62
	4.1.1 Time, Empathy, and Care	62
	4.1.1.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy	64
	4.1.2 Individual Point of View	64
	4.1.2.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy	65
	4.1.3 Being Able to Do Something	65
	4.1.3.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy	66
	4.1.4 No Side Effects	67
	4.1.4.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy	68
	4.1.5 Deep Doctor-Patient Relationship	69
	4.1.5.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy	70
	4.1.6 Holistic Approach	70
	4.1.6.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy	73
	4.2 The Homeopathic Clinical Picture	73
	4.3 Levels of Disease	75
	4.3.1 Physical Level	75
	4.3.2 Emotional Level	76
	4.3.3 Spiritual Level	78
	4.3.4 Levels of Disease – Summary	82
	4.4 The Terms “Spirit” and “Spiritual”	84
	4.5 Homeopathic Medicines and the Placebo Effect	87
	4.6 What Can Homeopathy Do That Medicine Cannot?	92
	4.6.1 Homeopaths as Possible Health Coordinators	96
	4.6.2 The Life-Changing Goal of Self-knowledge	98
	References	101
	5 What Remains of Homeopathy in the 21st Century?	104
	5.1 Which Parts of Homeopathy Are to Be Discarded?	104
	5.2 Which Parts of Homeopathy Need to Be Reconsidered?	105
	5.3 Why Should We Think Again About These Points?	108
	5.4 How Can We Take a Stance on This Through Science?	109
	5.5 Homeopathy as the Patient - A Last Example	119
	5.6 What Now? A Conclusion	122
	5.7 An Epilogue for Patients and Homeopaths	124
	References	126
	6 Here and Now	128
	6.1 One Call - and No Response	128
	6.2 The Way Forward	129
	6.3 The “Model” of Reconsidered Homeopathy - Quo Vadis?	130
	6.4 From “ Reconsidered “ Homeopathy to Modern Medicine	131
	6.5 Looking Forward	132