tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post7343532984184157553..comments2024-03-20T07:22:58.096+00:00Comments on Relational psychiatry: Hokum is not fine by meDBDoublehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140020984190294123noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-12890283674435213232015-09-17T10:42:29.354+01:002015-09-17T10:42:29.354+01:00I think homeopathy’s anecdotal evidence-base tells...I think homeopathy’s anecdotal evidence-base tells a more interesting story than some clinical scientists give it credit for. Wherever we find patients, carers and/or prescribers believing homeopathy is successfully treating a mental health or behavioural concern, we have an anecdote about the power of person-centred consultation plus belief in treatment. In effect, homeopathy’s anecdotal evidence-base provides a form of placebo control for what may be (at least perceived as) achievable without active psychiatric medication. I think this sets an interesting bar for psychopharmacy, and whether prescribers can ever be sure that the effects (they think) they are observing are genuinely medicinal, given that the homeopath down the road may be observing similar results with nothing. This is especially interesting with parent/carer anecdotes about mental health/behavioural improvements in individuals who lack the capacity to psychologically invest in their homeopathic treatment, raising the strong possibility that prescribers are often also treating individuals’ emotional environments by skilfully prescribing ‘medicines’ that (often stressed and desperate) third-parties can invest in. Thinking aloudnoreply@blogger.com