Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
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Biography Historical Article
Hahnemann's legacy in a new light--a systematic approach to the Organon of Medicine.
The sixth edition of Samuel Hahnemann's Organon of Medicine is an obligatory work of reference for homeopathy. Nevertheless, its philosophy can be questioned with constructivistic and historistic objections. ⋯ My new German edition of the Organon, published in 2003, tries to meet these demands. It contains: (A) a complete version of Hahnemann's original text, in the original order of paragraphs, but in modern German with section headings, summary boxes, etc added, (B) another full version of its content, organized in three levels, as indicated above, (C) a glossary of about 400 problematic terms.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The feasibility of a randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of homeopathic treatment of depression in general practice.
Depression is common in general practice and lack of concordance is an important problem in its treatment. Homeopathy has few side effects and is generally associated with good compliance. We report a study investigating the feasibility of a trial to compare the effectiveness of homeopathy with a conventional antidepressant and placebo. ⋯ A trial of this design in general practice is not feasible, because of recruitment difficulties, many of them linked to patient preference. Different approaches are required to recruit adequate patient numbers to trials of this sort.