Mind, Meaning, and Medicine: A Comparative Inquiry into Psychoanalysis and Homoeopathy.

Human emotions are dynamic forces that penetrate deep into the subconscious and shape behavior, perception, and disease. Psychoanalysis, pioneered by Sigmund Freud, systematically explored these hidden layers through methods such as free association and dream analysis. However, more than a century e...

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Publicado en:Homoeopathic Heritage Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 85 - 90
Autores principales: Azam, Makhdoom, Sarwar, Sana
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: B. Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Jun2026
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Sumario:Human emotions are dynamic forces that penetrate deep into the subconscious and shape behavior, perception, and disease. Psychoanalysis, pioneered by Sigmund Freud, systematically explored these hidden layers through methods such as free association and dream analysis. However, more than a century earlier, Samuel Hahnemann had already emphasized the primacy of mental and emotional states in disease through his concept of the vital force1. This article presents a detailed comparison between psychoanalytic methods and homoeopathic case-taking, with special emphasis on dream interpretation, and argues that homoeopathy uniquely integrates depth understanding with individualized therapeutics.