All these perceptible signs represent the disease in its whole extent, that is, together they form the true and only conceivable portrait of the disease – Dr. Hahnemann.
What is portrait?
Portrait means a close study of one person.
A portrait of a person contains,
- Personality aspects
- Events of the life that has been described.
- Where he is going in the future.
- What he feels now about himself about his past events.
A portrait of a person is not the summary of the collected information.
We can say it is something that talks about the person or we are creating a verbal picture of a person.
What is disease?
Disease is an abnormal functioning of the living organism.
These abnormal functions are expressed through material body in the form of discomforting or painful signs and symptoms.
These signs and symptoms are the only guide by which a physician can identify the disease.
They are the expression of the vital force.
They help to know the prognosis of the disease.
Read the CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND DISEASE in homoeopathy.
What is portrait of disease?
A person’s disease portrait means all the signs and symptoms that are,
- Perceived(felt) by the patient himself
- Observed by the people around patient
- Examined by the physician.
All these signs and symptoms should be collected carefully by the physician to observe the changes in the state of health of an individual.
A serious and careful case taking by a sincere physician can successfully form a complete portrait of the disease in an individual.
Read the unprejudiced observer in detail by following the link.
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