Grams Homeopathy Reconsidered

What Really Helps Patients
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-00509-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 133 Seiten, eBook

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?  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.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grams, Natalie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface to the English Edition;5
2;Acknowledgements;8
3;Contents;9
4;1 How and On What Basis Does Homeopathy Treat?;12
4.1;References;17
5;2 Homeopathy - What Are We Talking About?;19
5.1;2.1 Is There “One” Homeopathy?;19
5.2;2.2 Samuel Hahnemann, Founder of Homeopathy;21
5.3;2.3 Medicine in the Days When Homeopathy Came into Being;22
5.3.1;2.3.1 The Homeopathic Method - What Is Different?;25
5.3.2;2.3.2 Homeopathic Repertories and Materia Medica;28
5.3.3;2.3.3 Homeopathic Anamnesis;30
5.3.4;2.3.4 Homeopathic Medicines (Potentization);32
5.4;2.4 Homeopathic Diagnosis, the Principle of Similarity, and Homeopathic Drug Testing (Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trials - HPT);36
5.5;2.5 The Sensation Method in Homeopathy;39
5.6;References;41
6;3 Is Homeopathy Part of Today’s Medicine?;42
6.1;3.1 Why Do We Need Science at All?;42
6.2;3.2 On My Personal Situation: In Conflict with Science;44
6.3;3.3 Spirit-Like Energy and Lack of Active Ingredient - The Problem of Potentiated Drugs in Homeopathy;47
6.4;3.4 The Problematic Concept of Vital Force;52
6.5;3.5 Homeopathic Drug Testing (Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trials - HPT);55
6.6;3.6 Is Homeopathy Medicine?;58
6.7;References;59
7;4 Why Do Patients Turn to Homeopathy?;60
7.1;4.1 The Therapeutic Setting of Homeopathy;62
7.1.1;4.1.1 Time, Empathy, and Care;62
7.1.1.1;4.1.1.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy;64
7.1.2;4.1.2 Individual Point of View;64
7.1.2.1;4.1.2.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy;65
7.1.3;4.1.3 Being Able to Do Something;65
7.1.3.1;4.1.3.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy;66
7.1.4;4.1.4 No Side Effects;67
7.1.4.1;4.1.4.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy;68
7.1.5;4.1.5 Deep Doctor-Patient Relationship;69
7.1.5.1;4.1.5.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy;70
7.1.6;4.1.6 Holistic Approach;70
7.1.6.1;4.1.6.1 Criticism of This Aspect of Homeopathy;73
7.2;4.2 The Homeopathic Clinical Picture;73
7.3;4.3 Levels of Disease;75
7.3.1;4.3.1 Physical Level;75
7.3.2;4.3.2 Emotional Level;76
7.3.3;4.3.3 Spiritual Level;78
7.3.4;4.3.4 Levels of Disease – Summary;82
7.4;4.4 The Terms “Spirit” and “Spiritual”;84
7.5;4.5 Homeopathic Medicines and the Placebo Effect;87
7.6;4.6 What Can Homeopathy Do That Medicine Cannot?;92
7.6.1;4.6.1 Homeopaths as Possible Health Coordinators;96
7.6.2;4.6.2 The Life-Changing Goal of Self-knowledge;98
7.7;References;101
8;5 What Remains of Homeopathy in the 21st Century?;104
8.1;5.1 Which Parts of Homeopathy Are to Be Discarded?;104
8.2;5.2 Which Parts of Homeopathy Need to Be Reconsidered?;105
8.3;5.3 Why Should We Think Again About These Points?;108
8.4;5.4 How Can We Take a Stance on This Through Science?;109
8.5;5.5 Homeopathy as the Patient - A Last Example;119
8.6;5.6 What Now? A Conclusion;122
8.7;5.7 An Epilogue for Patients and Homeopaths;124
8.8;References;126
9;6 Here and Now;128
9.1;6.1 One Call - and No Response;128
9.2;6.2 The Way Forward;129
9.3;6.3 The “Model” of Reconsidered Homeopathy - Quo Vadis?;130
9.4;6.4 From “ Reconsidered “ Homeopathy to Modern Medicine;131
9.5;6.5 Looking Forward;132

Preface to the English Edition.- How and on what basis does homeopathy treat?.- Homeopathy- What are we talking about?.- Is homeopathy part of today's medicine?.- Why do patients turn to homeopathy?.- What remains of homeopathy in the 21st century?.- Here and Now.

Über Autor(innen)

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.