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.
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.