Long term remission in bipolar disorder, treated with homoeopathic medication: A case report

Abstract

Background: BPAD is a major psychiatric disorder, characterized by frequent and recurrent episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. The number of episodes is associated with a poorer outcome, being a long duration of illness and a recurrent course, it can create a global impairment of functioning. Case summary: This case has been followed for 7 years, after the homoeopathic intervention, there was a long-term relapse in the BPAD episodes were observed. The possible causal attribution of changes was depicted by the Modified Naranjo Criteria for Homoeopathy (MONARCH), and the score was +9, this score was indicative of possibility of patient improvement with the homoeopathic treatment. Within the 3-week period there was reduction in the manic symptoms in this case, which was evidently shown by using YMRS scale, applied before and after the discharge from the psychiatric ward.