A number of medical traditions are now widely known and used western medicines (using drugs and surgeries ), herbal medicines (using needles at certain points of the body), homeopathy (using minute doses of poisons), and so on. How important is patient’s mental attitude towards his or her treatment, in determining the effectivity of the treatment. - Ielts Essay

A number of medical traditions are now widely known and used western medicines (using drugs and surgeries ), herbal medicines (using needles at certain points of the body), homeopathy (using minute doses of poisons), and so on. How important is patient’s mental attitude towards his or her treatment, in determining the effectivity of the treatment.   

 

Ielts Essay - Disparate field of Medicine 

The progress in disparate fields of medicine have made it possible for humans to opt for a treatment of their choice, but certain people feel that more than following any specific system of medicine, it is more important for a patient to have faith in treatment and be mentally convinced about the outcomes.

It is highly necessary for the people, suffering from ailments, disease or disorders, to be convinced about the ability of the medical practitioners, dispensing treatment, in identifying the disease; finding the appropriate medicine, that could treat a medical condition; and prescribe the correct potency and quantity of the medication. This is very important, as far as, conviction about being able to overcome disease is concerned since without positive attitude towards effectiveness of a medicine system, patient would never be able to convince themselves about getting better.

Apart from that, a person undergoing a treatment also needs to have a strong resolve about following and continuing the prescribed routine of treatment, that includes: the frequency and the quantity of the medicine to be taken; the number of days the prescribed medicine must continue; and when the patient needs to revisit the practitioner for a health and medicine review. It is also very important for the patients not to abandon the treatment, without doctor’s advice, even if they start feeling relieved and healthy during the course of the treatment. In continuation to that, patients should be prepared to follow the prescribed exercise and diet routines. They must remember that it was their unhealthy lifestyle, in most cases, that landed them in trouble.

To sum up, to derive appropriate benefits from a specific medical treatment, it is highly necessary for the patients to be hopeful and sure of obtaining relief from treatment.