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Homeopathic Management for Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Clinical Study Cover

Homeopathic Management for Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Clinical Study

By: M. Jayakumar and  K. L. Babu  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

Figures & Tables

Medicines prescribed during the study

Name of MedicinesNo. of ChildrenPercentage
Calcarea carb921.42
Lycopodium511.90
Natrum mur511.90
Silicea49.52
Nux vomica37.14
Medorrhinum37.14
Calcarea phos24.76
Staphysagria24.76
Sulphur24.76
Hyoscyamus24.76
Stramonium24.76
Tarentula12.38
Baryta carbonicum12.38
Tuberculinum12.38

Total42

t-Test: Paired Two Sample for Means

Variable 1Variable 2
Mean30.6190476215.5
Variance73.1684088316.15853659
Observations4242
Pearson Correlation0.855461823
  Hypothesized Mean Difference0
  Df41
  t Stat17.74253616
  P(T<=t) one-tail3.79802E-21
  t Critical one-tail1.682878002
  P(T<=t) two-tail7.59604E-21
  t Critical two-tail2.01954097

Baseline Profile

VariablesNo. of CasesPercentageMean±SD
Gender
  Male2866.66
  Female1433.33
Age Group (in years) 10±1.58
  121228.57
  11511.90
  101126.19
  9819.04
  8614.28
Intensity of Disease 21±1.41
  Mild (VAS Score 12–30)2252.38
  Moderate (VAS Score 31–50)2047.61

Anova: Single Factor

SUMMARY
GroupsCountSumAverageVariance

Column 142128630.619047673.1684088
Column 24265115.516.1585366

ANOVA

Source of VariationBetween GroupsWithin GroupsTotal

SS4800.2976193662.4047628462.702381
Df18283
MS4800.29761944.66347271
F107.477035
P-value1.41097E-16
F crit3.957388322

Clinical outcome categories of Children Post-Treatment

Clinical outcomeNo. of ChildrenPercentage
Marked Improvement1023.80
Moderate Improvement2252.38
Mild Improvement614.28
No Improvement49.52
Language: English
Page range: 112 - 119
Submitted on: May 4, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 15, 2025
Published on: Jul 21, 2025
Published by: International Platform on Mental Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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