Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman - The Homeopathic Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder and Other Mental and Emotional Problems: Homeopathic Alternatives to Conventional Drug Therapies

2014 by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., M.S.W. and Robert Ullman, N.D. Published by Picnic Point Press, Edmonds, Washington

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This book is intended for education purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or give medical advice for specific conditions, or in any way replace the services of a qualified medical practitioner.

The cases in this book are true stories from the authors clinical practice. The names of the patients have been changed to protect confidentiality. Any names matching or resembling those of real people are coincidental and unintentional.

Previously Published as Prozac-Free by Crown Publishing Group 1999, and North Atlantic Books, 2002.

First Revised English Edition by Picnic Point Press, 2012.
First Electronic Edition, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-9400057-00-2.

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To our patients, who have placed their trust in us and have taught us so much about the human psyche and spirit. We wish for them, and for all other beings, happiness and peace.

This revised edition of Prozac Free is indeed a most welcome and needed addition to the growing number of homeopathic books published in recent years. Prozac Free and Ritalin-Free Kids, the Ullmans previous bestseller, are among the best books that focus exclusively on the psychiatric applications of homeopathy.

Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman and Robert Ullman are the perfect people to write this book. Licensed naturopathic physicians board-certified in homeopathic medicine, they bring to their readers over thirty years of experience as homeopaths, as well as over thirty-five years as mental health professionals. I met Judyth and Robert at the beginning of their careers in homeopathy and at the same time that they met each other. Since then they have become among the best known and respected authors and teachers in the North American homeopathic community. They have a special talent for sharing their knowledge and love of homeopathy in a down-to-earth, easy-to- understand style. The Ullmans mission is to make homeopathy accessible, comprehensible and available to the general public and the professional community as well as to raise the standards of homeopathic education and practice.

I am a psychiatrist and homeopath. I am called often by those wishing to know if this or that mental or emotional problem their own or that of a family member or friend can be helped by homeopathy. Is there a recommended book that can be read prior to making an appointment? Unfortunately, until now, I have had to recommend books that are not quite suitable. Finally a book has been written to which I can refer those seeking alternatives to psychiatric pharmaceutical drugs, and I have been given the honor of writing its foreword.

The case histories which comprise the largest portion of this book are wonderful examples of how homeopathy has helped people with mental, emotional, behavioral, and personality disorders. To the reader with no prior experience with homeopathy, the cases presented may seem implausibly miraculous. Results like these with harmless, highly dilute medicines? Yes. If we could ask other well-trained, experienced homeopaths if they also see these kinds of results, every one of them would say, Yes, this is what happens when you give the correct homeopathic medicine. In my thirty years as a psychiatrist I have found over and over again that nothing can match homeopathy in efficacy for treating mental and emotional illness when the provider of homeopathic treatment is a well-trained and competent classical homeopath.

Why has it taken so long for homeopathy to break out of the fringes of medicine into the mainstream in the United States when it is already an acknowledged medical art in Europe, Latin America and India? The reasons are undoubtedly complex. One might say that no movement can enter the cultural mainstream which is itself not compatible with the spirit of the times, the Zeitgeist. An excessively strong materialistic bias in American science and medicine has been a big factor. The weakening of the death-grip which mechanistic materialism has had on the scientific and intellectual community coupled with the growing popularity of vitalistic ideas has allowed homeopathy to come out of isolation. And, incredibly, at the same time homeopathy has been blessed by the world-wide emergence of brilliant teachers. This has allowed many contemporary classical homeopaths to broaden and deepen their knowledge at an astonishingly rapid pace and to aspire to (and obtain) excellent results like those described by the Ullmans in their books. This book draws wonderfully on the new homeopathy, if I may coin a phrase to distinguish it from nineteenth century theory and practice, in its deep and penetrating insight into patients and in discerning the appropriate medicines for them.

The new homeopathy probes with great depth and accuracy into the nitty gritty of the patients difficulties. The reader may note that there is no psychiatric or psychological jargon in the homeopathic analysis. The patient is described and understood in his or her own terms. One must understand the patient correctly and in-depth based on what one hears and sees. The patients suffering must be translated into the language of homeopathy in order to find a correct medicine. The homeopath must honor the patients unique expression of self. Doing otherwise is to flirt with failure.

Although homeopathy can produce dramatic results with many psychiatric patients, lets not toss out the baby with the bath water. As a medical doctor, psychiatrist and homeopath, I havent thrown away my prescription pad. Psychopharmaceutical drugs remain indispensable in many situations. Though my preference is to use homeopathy for every patient, the concurrent, continued use of prescription medications may be necessary, at least temporarily and sometimes permanently. Even in those cases where we cannot take the patient off psychiatric drugs, we usually can reduce the dosage and thereby decrease uncomfortable side effects, while at the same time producing real improvements in functioning.

Homeopathic treatment of mental and emotional disorders characteristically results in an increase in vitality, self-perception, self-knowledge and feelings of well-being. Homeopathy, if practised on a wide scale, has great promise as a social psychiatry. If practised in the prison system, recidivism could be greatly decreased. Perpetrators and victims of domestic violence respond well to homeopathic treatment. The antisocial behaviors of those adolescents and children who disrupt the classroom could be eliminated if homeopathy were as easily available as Ritalin. One needs merely to extrapolate from the remarkable case histories presented in this book to imagine the possibilities for social transformation with the widespread application of homeopathy to the mental, emotional and personality disorders that are the direct and indirect causes of most of the unhappiness on our planet.

This book is far more than an introduction to psychiatric homeopathy Professional homeopaths will find it immensely useful and stimulating; the authors have presented many unusual medicines which are straight from the cutting edge of the theory and practice of the new homeopathy. Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other psychotherapists may discover an alternative to conventional drugs for those of their clientele who need medication. Homeopathic treatment does not replace psychotherapy. Psychotherapists who refer to homeopaths will not only be astonished by the relief of distress afforded by homeopathic treatment but pleased by the enhancement of therapy. Homeopathy results in increased self-perception and deeper insight which enables therapy to progress far more rapidly and effectively. These remarkable medicines seem to break the resistance to therapy. Homeopathic treatment removes depression, anxiety, delusions, dissociation and other symptoms so that therapy can do what it really does best: promote growth and development through self knowledge.