A treatise on nervous derangements and mental disorders : based upon Th. J. Rückert's Clinical experience in homoeopathy / by John C. Peters.

  • Peters, John C. (John Charles), 1819-1893.
Date:
1854
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Credit: A treatise on nervous derangements and mental disorders : based upon Th. J. Rückert's Clinical experience in homoeopathy / by John C. Peters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The average length of treatment for all was 14^i months ; for those cured within 12 months, the average length 0f treat- mcnt was 6££ months; for those cured within 2 years, 23f months. It thus appears that nearly one half of all the cases were cured, and not i of the whole number were dismissed without improvement. Dr. Wittfeld says such success, cannot be shown by any other Asylum ; but it will be seen by reference to pages viii, ix and x, that the dominant school seems to cure quite as many, if not more, although relapses seem to be much more frequent under allopathic than homoeopathic treatment. Among the 29 cured homceopathically, 13 were aifected with furious mania; 9 with imbecility or melancholy; and 7 with hallucinations or monomania. The disease upon admission had lasted, in one case which was cured, above 9 years; in 2, above 4 years ; in 5 above 2 years; in 8 above 1 year; in 10 above 6 months; and in 3 above 4 months. The medicines chiefly used by Dr. Wittfeld were Bellad., Cicuta, Digitalis, Phosphor, and Stramonium, for Furious ma- nia ; Arnica, Ambra, Selenium and Sepia, for Imbecility ; Ig- natia and Hyosc, for the consequences of Grief and Unfortu- nate Love; Secale, Nux-vom., Arsenicum, Staphysagria and Conium in many different kinds of derangement. Teucrium and Viola-odorata, were also frequently used; Hellebore and Veratrum very seldom.