Portraits of Homoeopathic Medicines - Volume 1- Psychophysical Analyses of Selected Constitutional Types

Catherine Coulter's book is the firstpsychological description that widens the personality picture of the substancepatterns beyond the hitherto standard enumerations (frequently overlapping) ofrelatively single criteria such as jealously, fear, de-sire to be alone, etc. Psychological patterns are at least to some extent inherent as parts of an overallconstitution—notwithstanding the fact that they may also, to varying degrees,be subject to environmental modification. Her book deserves to be studied byevery homoeopathic prescriber as well as by the practicing or researchpsychotherapist. To the former it offers widening of perspective for remedyselection, while the latter can gain new insights into constitutional data andthe possibilities of a new typology that bridges the gap between psyche andsoma. Here is a view of therapeutic possibilities beyond the limits of a purelypsychological approach to personality problems. It is to be hoped that thisbook will also stimulate new re-search into the relation of constitutional andenvironmental factors as well as verifications of the clinical data offeredhere. Homoeopathy bridges the Cartesian body-mind split. The body-orientedphysician in the past has tended to gloss over psychological determinants and theirfine points in the genesis of illness. The psychologist on the other hand haslacked adequate specific data for linking biological factors with psychic dynamics.This book is primarily descriptive of psychological features. An adequateselection of a remedy cannot safely rely upon a psychological picture alone.There are still too many inadequately defined lines of demarcation,possibilities of temporarily shifts in moods and overlapping. No matter whetherone tries to help somatically or psychologically, the leading somatic guidingsymptoms and modalities must also be considered. Searching tags: Portraits of Homoeopathic Medicines by Catherine Coulter, Catherine R. Coulter books, List of books by authorCatherine R. Coulter, Books by Catherine R. Coulter, Catherine Coulter Books, CatherineCoulter Book & Series List, Books authored by Catherine Coulter