A CASE STUDY WITH HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER

Abstract

Anxiety is closely related to fear, the two states possess important differences. Fear involves an instantaneous reaction to an imminent threat, whereas anxiety involves apprehension, avoidance, and cautiousness regarding a potential threat, danger, or other negative event (Craske, 1999). While anxiety is unpleasant to most people, it is important to our health, safety, and well-being. Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive and persistent fear and anxiety, and by related disturbances in behavior (APA, 2013). Although anxiety is universally experienced, anxiety disorders cause considerable distress. Social anxiety disorder is one of the type of anxiety disorders and a case report of an effective treatment of 36 years old female patient with social anxiety disorder since 7 months presented. Individualised homoeopathic management with lycopodium 1M was given following extensive case analysis, including both constitutional as well as physical symptoms. Gradual improvement was noticed clinically and based on LSAS score from 95% to 11% signifying complete improvement. This study accentuates the importance of combing diagnostic understanding with individualised homoeopathic care for the beneficial treatment of social anxiety disorder, reducing recurrence and enhancing overall patient well being.

Keywords
Social anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorder, Clinical diagnosis, Homoeopathy, Lycopodium 1M.