Trichotillomania treated with Homoeopathy,Dr G R Mohan

Trichotillomania, which is classified as an impulse control disorder by DSM-IV, is the compulsive urge to pull out one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. It is often chronic and difficult to treat. The hair-pulling behaviour can occur during both relaxed and stressful times, but people with Trichotillomania often experience a mounting sense of tension before hair pulling occurs or when attempting to resist the behaviour. Hair pulling was first described in the literature in 1885, [2] and the term Trichotillomania was coined by the French dermatologist François Henri Hallopeau in 1889.1.The lifetime prevalence is estimated to be between 0.6% (overall) and may be as high as 1.5% (in males) to 3.4% (in females).
Trichotillomania is usually confined to one or two sites, [1] but can involve multiple sites. The scalp is the most common pulling site, followed by the eyebrows, eyelashes, face, arms, legs, and pubic hairs.2The classic presentation is the "Friar Tuck" form of vertex and crown alopecia . Most oftentimes, hairs are removed when the mind is occupied and the hands are idle like lying in bed, reading, watching television, etc.
CASE SUMMARY: Hair pulling 6year duration took conventional medicines without any benefit, Sepia gave good results, she took 6 -7 months treatment and stopped for six months the problem didn’t recur. She gained weight her physical and psychological well being was noticed.
**** full text of article is published in Homeorizon, Homeopathic Journal :: Volume: 4, Issue: 7, May 2011 (Regulars) pl visit: http://ezine.homeorizon.com/homeopathy-in-neurology.php

Mother and Child Community awareness Camps, Devs Homoeopathic Medical College, Hyderabad

Mother & Child Community awareness Camps were organised by Devs Homoeopathic Medical College, Hyderabad , under the auspicious of C C R H, New Delhi.
1. the following are the data of Community Awareness Camps held at
11-03-2011 Friday at Keshwapur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, R.R.Dist.,M 77,C24, 15-03-2011 Thursday Deva nagar , R.R.Dist., M 25,C26, 17-03-2011 Thursday Keesaragutta, Keesara Mandal, R.R.District. M 53,C13, 23-03-2011 Wednesday Himayath Nagar, Hyderabad M 25,C41 and 24-03-2011 Thursday Udda Marri Village, R.R.District M 27,C30,
M :mothers: C children

We thank Director General of CCRH for allotting the project to our college
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Psychological distress in Prolapse inter vertebral disc.

The overall lifetime prevalence of back pain exceeds 70% in all industrial countries and the consequences include loss of 1.4 working days per person / per year; 10-15% of all sickness absence; Approximately 25% of the populations between the ages 40 to 50 have shown evidence of a Prolapse Inter Vertebral Disc on MRI scan, most of which were a symptomatic at the time. Study psychological distress in PIVD cases. Methods: A Clinical study of 81 cases of Prolapse Inter Vertebral Disc was done at APHA Super specialty clinic, Hyderabad and private clinic from 2006-2009 Results: 17.28% belongs to 45-49 years age , followed by 14.81% in 40-45 years age group, Gender females were more, Occupation: Non manual workers: 22, home makers: 27 manual workers: 32, social Group was: Low socioeconomic: 26,middle class: 37,upper middle class: 18, smokers were more than 50%, 90% were having psychological distress with apprehension about future, it was more in dropped out cases of 6.2% , remedies Lycopodium 30 , Kali carb 21 were leading, Result were as follows Relief of 76--99% in 30 cases, 51--75% in 30, 26-- 50% in 30, 0--25% in 10 cases and No dropped out were 6.2%. Ultimate answer was Pain reduction 90%, Work return 90%, increased physical function 60% and psychological wellbeing in 60 % cases. Discussion: Conventional systems of medicine have its limitation in tackling these disorders, and their approach in the treatment of disc prolapse is to provide temporary relief than a permanent cure through drugs and Microdisectomy, which a common Indian cannot afford. Homoeopathic system of medicine provides hope for a more permanent cure and relief if the treatment is planned methodically; in this system of medicine mental symptoms are given top priority. Conclusions: It found the holistic approach of Homoeopathy is very much pragmatic in dealing with PIVD disorders with psychological distress; still there is a lot to do to further validate the homoeopathic literature13
**** for full length article ref Asian journal of Homoeopathy,vol 4 no 4 (13) Nov 2010 -Jan 2011.

Disc prolapse & Homoeopathy

Herniated disc is referred by many different names like lumbar disk disorders, lumbar disk disease, low back pain, sciatica, intervertebral disk disorders, back pain, sciatic nerve, disk herniation, disk bulge, disk protrusion, disk extrusion, disk sequestration, herniated disk(3). Approximately 25% of the populations between the ages 40 to 50 have shown evidence of a disc prolapse / herniation on MRI scan, most of which were asymptomatic at the time. The diagnosis of disc herniation is therefore a clinical one, relying mainly on the history of pain and neurological abnormalities the age group most commonly affected is adults aged 25-45 years with the male-to-female ratio approximately

Homoeopathic medicines are very effective in treating Disc prolapse, in my study I could get good results with only homoeopathic medicines. Work absence has drastically come down in effected people.
Reference - my articles published in homeopathic Links, Vol 21, Winter 2008

Psychological Illnesses & Homoeopathy

Homoeopathic medicines have a good say in various psychological illnesses, what with the incidence of these problems increasing day by day. Most of the precipitating causes contributing to these problems are upcoming examination tension, a new job, loss of job, marriage, and divorce, financial & family problems. Apart from these are some health problems which are quite complicated to be tackled by conventional system of medicine. In such cases, homoeopathic medicines can solve the problem if the treatment is planned in a systematic way with good case taking.

For more details ref my article in Asian Journal Of Homoeopathy , vol.2No,4(5)Nov 2008-Jan 2009.

Bed side teaching Importance in Homoeopathic Colleges

Teaching at the bedside is defined as “Teaching in the presence of the patient”, and this applies to any situation where the teaching occurs in the presence of the patient. It is an active learning process with a limited group of learners, and permits evaluation of all three domains. It Bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical reality in addition to fostering the qualities of scientific thought (observation, problem solving and decision making). As the numbers in admission are coming down year by year owing to the poor quality of clinical teaching with poor patients strength, clinical teaching is a must for learning practical skills in prescription and following up of cases.

Majority of homoeopathic hospitals are facing decreased admission strength as there is no special care for in-patients compared to that received by the out-patients. It becomes difficult to demonstrate a good clinical case (successfully homeopathically treated case). This is a vicious cycle. Many Administrators many not agree on this viewpoint. But the only way to increase the conviction in the homoeopathic system is to break this vicious cycle.

This is just a brief overview of one of my articles published in HomeoBuzz, Vol 3, No.11, 2008