Resumen

HECHAVARRIA TORRES, Maricel; BENITEZ RODRIGUEZ, Gricel  y  PEREZ REYES, Leidys. Effectiveness of the homeopathic treatment in patients with depressive syndrome. MEDISAN [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.3, pp. 295-300. ISSN 1029-3019.

An experimental study, of therapeutic intervention type was carried out in 35 patients with depressive syndrome, assisted in the Center of Development for Natural and Traditional Medicine at "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from August, 2010 to February, 2011, aimed at determining the effectiveness of the homeopathic remedies. In the series, women older than 35 years of age (80.0%), the rheumatic and digestive diseases as the most common pathological and personal histories prevailed, accompanied by fatigue, and depression, as well as the changes in sleep as the most frequent psychological symptoms; also, the most used remedies turned out to be: Natrum muriaticum, Aurum metallicum and Pulsatilla. The favorable clinical course of the affected patients showed the usefulness of this therapy to decrease depression

Palabras clave : homeopathy; depressive syndrome; natural and traditional medicine; homeopathic remedy; secondary health care.

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