Mirages of Mind Final

Mirages of Mind
Dr. Hemangi Variya

PG Scholar, Department of Case taking and Repertory, Rajkot Homoeopathic
Medical College, Parul University.
Abstract: Delusion is related mental states that can impact an

individual’s cognition, perception and behaviour. In Aphorism 16 of
the organon of medicine, Dr. Hahnemann mentions “most severe
disease may be produced by sufficient disturbance of the vital force
through the imagination and also be cured by the same means.”
Repertory is homoeopathic subject along with Materia medica and
organon of medicine. Repertory contains rubrics that can help to study
different medicines indicated for delusion as well as to compare
medicines.
Introduction: Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology concerned
with how a person’s cognition and behaviour are related to the brain
and the rest of nervous system. In report released on 17th June, 2022
the World Health organisation estimated that one in every eight
individuals worldwide suffer from mental disorder. Research
published in Lancet in October 2021 found a 35% increase in mental
health disorders in India. Delusion frequently observed in the context
of neurodegeneration. Neurodegenerative disease is caused by the
progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, in the process
known as neurodegeneration.
Delusion is part of neuropsychiatric symptoms that patient
suffering from neurodegenerative conditions frequently develop at
some point of disease course and are associated with increased risk of
cognitive and functional decline. A delusion is a belief that is clearly
false and indicates an abnormality in the affected person’s content of
thought. The key feature of delusion is the degree to which the person
is convinced that the belief is true. A person with a delusion is
absolutely convinced that the delusion is real.
Delusions have been found to occur in context of many
pathological states and are of particular diagnostic importance in
psychotic disorders including Schizophrenia, Paraphrenia, Maniac
episodes of bipolar disorder and Psychotic depression. A person with
delusion is absolutely convinced that the delusion is real. Delusions
are symptom of either a medical, neurological or mental disorder. The
English word “delude” comes from Latin and implies playing on
mocking, defrauding or cheating.
Person with delusional disorder will have illusionary thoughts.
Some common types of delusion are:
Bizarre Delusion These delusions are clearly implausible and
not understandable.
Non-bizarre delusion A delusion that, though false, is at least
technically possible. E.g., person have
delusion that they are under constant police
surveillance.
Mood-congruent Delusion consists with either a depressive or
delusion maniac state
Mood-neutral Delusion not relate to patient’s emotional
delusion state; e.g., a belief that an extra limb is
growing.
Delusion of control False person that another person or external
force controls one’s thoughts, feelings etc.
Cotard delusion False belief that one does not exist or has
died.
Delusional jealousy False belief that a spouse or lover is having
an affair, with no proof.
Delusion of guilt or Ungrounded feeling of remorse or guilt of
sin delusional intensity
Persecutory Delusion False belief that one is being persecuted
Erotomania False belief that another person is in love
with them
Religious delusion Belief that affected person is a god or chosen
to act as a god
 Repertorial approach for Delusion:

There is one large but little used portion of “Mind” chapter in our
Repertory. This is section on “Delusions”. Delusions are feelings
which are not fully based on facts, but they are feelings nevertheless.
The difference between delusions and feelings is that delusions are
exaggerated, more fixed and often expresses in terms of images.
Some Rubrics included in Homoeopathic Repertories of Delusion are:
 Kent’s Repertory:
 Delusions, great person, is
 Delusions, identity, errors of personal
 Delusions, head belongs to another
 Delusions, poisoned, thought he has been
 Delusions, persecuted, that he is
 Delusions, wife faithless, is, will run away from him
 Delusions, asylum, that she will be sent to
 Delusions, belong to her own family, does not
 Delusions, deserted, forsaken
 Delusions, Christ, thinks himself to be
 Complete Repertory:
 Delusions, God he is, then he is devil
 Delusions, injury injured, is being
 Delusions, rowdies, brawlers, will break in when she is
alone
 Delusions, wrong he has done
 Delusions, crime committed, he had
 Delusions, sick he is
 Delusions, liver disease, he will have
 Delusions, disease incurable, has
 Delusions, poor, he is
 Phatak’s Repertory:
 Delusions, see imaginations, perception changed
 Synthetic Repertory (H. Barthel):

 Delusions, bed, hard too
 Delusions, blood, does not circulate well
 Delusions, confusion, others will observe her
 Delusions, criminal he is
 Delusions, Floating, in air
 Delusions, injury, is about to receive
 Delusions, pregnant, she is
 Delusions, swollen, he is
 Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms of our Materia

Medica (Dr. Calvin B. Knerr) includes rubrics in chapter Mind
and Disposition
 Delusion, of possession of beautiful things
 Delusion, dead, thinks she is nearly dead and wishes
somebody would help her off
 Delusion, disease, images he has every
 Delusion, her husband is not her husband, and her child is
not her child
 Delusion, thinks she is under superhuman control
 Delusion, witches
 Boenninghausen’s Characteristics and Repertory (Dr. C. M.

Boger):
 Thieves, delusion of
 Homoeopathic Medicines For Delusions:

1. LACHESIS:
 Indicated for delusion of persecution.
 Person believe that someone is pursuing them, they are
followed by enemies and enemies are trying to harm them.
 Another belief is that they may have been poisoned.
 Also person’s belief that some strong power or superhuman is
controlling them, pr they are dead or robbers in the house.
 It is leading medicine for paranoid schizophrenia with
delusion.
2. HYOSCYAMUS:
 Medicine is prepared form plant commonly known as
Henbane.
 This plant belongs to Solanaceae family.
 Persons having delusion of being poisoned.
 They are very suspicious and fear to eat and drink.
 Also have delusion of being betrayed, being sold or having
some plot against them.
3. STRAMONIUM:
 Prepared form plant known as Thorn-apple belonging to
Solanaceae family.
 Delusion about identity is present in them.
 Believe that they are tall, they are double, or a part of body is
missing.
 Other delusions are that all surrounding objects are small and
they are very large.
 Belief that they are possessed by Devil.
 Delusion of being committed an unpardonable sin.
 Most importantly delusion by a man that his wife is not
faithful.
4. ANACARDIUM:
 Medicine is prepared from marking nut belonging to
Anacardiaceae Family.
 Mainly for delusion of being under some superhuman power.
 Delusion that everything is dream and not real.
 Delusion that a demon and an angel is sitting on shoulder and
commanding.
5. KALI BROMATUM:
 Delusions of being pursued and conspiracies.
 Religious delusions.
 Delusion of being a devil.
6. LAC CANINUM:
 Delusion as if surrounded by snakes.
 Also, delusion of having a horrible disease and the whole
body being filled with pus.
 Delusion of wearing someone else’s nose.
7. SULPHUR:
 Delusions of grandiose.
 Person believes that he is a great person.
 Posses much pride and ego.
8. ARGENTINUM NITRICUM:
 The person is nervous, impulsive, hurried, timid and anxious.
 Gets impulse to jump when crossing bridge or looking from a
window.
9. CANNABIS INDICA:
 There is a loss of sense of time, proportion and space.
 Delusion of being grandeur.
 They feel heavenly, they hear voices, bells, music etc.
 Have fixed ideas and thinks that everything is unreal.
 Conclusion:
The aim of this study suggest that delusion reveals the intricate
workings of the Human mind, blurring the lines between
perception and reality. By understanding the homoeopathic and
Repertorial approach in cases of delusion, we can foster
empathy, compassion and more discerning approach to
navigating the complexities of our world.

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Mirages of Mind

Dr. Hemangi Variya

Abstract: Delusion is related mental states that can impact an

 Repertorial approach for Delusion:

 Synthetic Repertory (H. Barthel):

 Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms of our Materia

 Boenninghausen’s Characteristics and Repertory (Dr. C. M.

 Homoeopathic Medicines For Delusions:

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