I'm doing a research assignment for my final year of study towards my homoeopathy qualifications.
I am looking for info on treating sexual abuse, including rubrics, remedies, case management, etc. Also if anyone can refer me to relevent journal articles or other info in the homoeopathic literature, that would be great.

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Melissa Assilem is doing the lecture circuits on this topic at the moment. She is in San Francisco this month but I don't know where. She is also giving a seminar in Greece soon and lecturing at the Irish Conference in June. I have notes from lectures but not on the computer so can't paste them. If I have time at the weekend I will try and get back to this post and write up something. I will post her E mail address to you.

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The new AIDS proving by the devon school of homoepathy has a vivid case. It's available cheaply from Misha at Yondercott.
Lac can is another obvious remedy.

Dear GM,
I take your point about a lot of new remedy provings coming out of the schools. In my own opinion, some are a lot more valid than others, for example I would expect scorpion (androctonus) to be of wider importance than polystyrene etc. In a different thread you refer to a recent proving of a substance with a long history of medicinal use - namely mandragora. For the same reason I think a proving of Myrrh resin is overdue.
Given the effort required for a proving, not least by the provers, I think that some of those who initiate the provings could choose more wisely and well. In particular some of Sankaran's recent choices seem frivilous. At my own school there were selections which I would not have made, but AIDS was, in my opinion, of value. I mentioned it to this questioner because the main case report of cured symptoms is so apposite to his/her research.
Regarding what I said about Lac Can, that was stupid phrasing of mine to say that it was 'obvious', what I meant was that it was one to bear in mind. Also Staph, Anac. would be more likely to be of use in abuse cases than in non-abuse cases I should think. I have to agree though that one should keep as open a mind as possible. It could always be Calc, NatM,Puls, Lyc etc as you rightly imply. You have made me think again and I thank you.

Would not go so far that i say there is a obvious remedy for that, this is complex problems, and the remedies, has to be prescribed individually, after the present symptomes, and there is also a pshycological role in this, where you need to utilize certain pshycology, and philosophy.
To me all remedies are equal, and obvious.
Would doubt that there exist any reliable research, that can tie a certain remedie to a certain happening, as it is with most, there are many presenting new exclusive remedies and findings, without any reliable documentation, or coherence, the only glue is that the presenting person is good in marketing.

One more advice, do not differ in remedies that one is more important than others, their equal in healing potency, a small remedy can cure what a big cant, and the opposite, the only differing thats allowed, is the differing thats made because we have limited knowledge of a remedy, to get knowledge of a remedy, follow Hahnemanss advice, a order after my wiews, proove the remedies yourself.
ALL REMEDIES ARE OF BIG VALUE! ( WHEN PROOVEN AND FOUND CORRRECT, NOT THE ONES WHO IS POSTULATED TO HAVE THIS OR THAT PROPERTY, TAKE POSTULATED INFO WITH A PINCH OF SALT..)

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Thank you all for your replies! You have given me much to consider. The general consensus appears to be that, as usual, any remedy may be required if it is the most indicated. Oh well, no shut cuts there!

It does seem logical to me that a Staph state or an Anac state may be more common reactions to a sexual abuse situation that many other remedy states. Does clinical experience find this to be true?

Also, are there special considerations to make when treating someone with a history of sexual abuse? GM, you mention that we need to utilize certain psychology and philosophy. I'm not quite sure I know what you mean by that.

Stephen Cottee (Australia)

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The new AIDS proving by the devon school of homoepathy has a vivid case. It's available cheaply from Misha at Yondercott.
Lac can is another obvious remedy.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks for the info! This AIDS proving sounds interesting. Do you have contact details for Misha at Yondercott?
Stephen Cottee (Australia)

The address for the School is
The School of Homoeopathy
Yondercott House
Uffculme
Devon
EX15 3DR

It costs £5, but no idea what the postage would be- it's not that big though.
I have just had an idea- I think it might be on the internet. At Peter Fraser's site.. I will just try to find out the url....

Try www.hominf.org.uk