3 volumes hardcover - Psychic and general symptoms

Volume 1 Psychic symptoms

Volume 2 General symptoms

Volume 3 Sleep, dreams and sexuality

According to the hierarchy of general symptoms, the synthetic repertory is divided into 3 volumes.( first and second volume by DR. H BARTHAL and third volume DR W. KLUNKER)

Volume I – MENTAL SYMPTOMS

Volume II – PHYSICAL GENERALS (EXCEPT SEX AND SLEEP)

Volume III – SLEEP AND DREAMS, AS WELL AS THE MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL SYMPTOMS

The rubrics are arranged in an alphabetical order in each volume under each chapter.

PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION :
The content extends into 3 volumes. An unusual feature of this repertory is that the content is arranged in columns numbered instead of the page numbers as in order repertories.

VOLUME I: It contains only the mental symptoms. There are 604 main rubrics including 33 cross–references in this volume. Due to an abundance of mental generals, this volume has a great advantage over other repertories. Every rubric has followed the plan of broader generals further narrowing down to modified generals.

The main rubrics start as side headings and list a group of medicines in different grades. The main rubrics are followed by sub rubrics like- time and various modifying factors including different concomitants. Ailments from is given as a separate rubric, which contains various factors alphabetically. Pattern of arrangement in each rubric is first rubric in general then cross references then time then sub rubrics pertaining to that main rubric in alphabetical order.

It comprises of all the mental symptoms, except the dreams. This volume also includes the ailments from various mental causes. It is spread over 1102 pages.

VOLUME 2: It contains physical generals including time of modalities and other factors and circumstances which modify the general state of the person. The desire, aversion, intolerance, aggravation, amelioration of food are included in this volume. ‘ailments from’ – is mentioned in almost all the rubrics. Some clinical conditions like Acetonaemia, Agranulocytosis, Anaemia, aviator’s disease, Basedow’s disease, Tumours(classification), Uraemia, etc are also included in this volume. General rubrics like pulse, pain, etc, mentioned in this volume, are very helpful in practice. Pain rubric contains various types, characters and locations like – glands, joints, muscles, paralyzed parts, Periosteum, tendons, bones, blood vessels, etc. this volume contains 358 rubrics including 23 cross-references.

The main rubrics start with the time modality, which does not follow the general alphabetical arrangement. The fraction of time is mentioned as per progress of time like daytime, morning, forenoon, etc. time modality follows alphabetical arrangements of main rubrics throughout.

Wherever applicable, the rubrics follows the arrangements in order of side, time and modalities. Most of the clinical rubrics are independent rubrics. The food and drinks rubrics follows the order of ailments from, aggravation, amelioration, aversion, desire.

GENERAL RUBRICS pertaining to state of the person. In that rubric FOOD AND DRINKS consists of Aggravation , ailments from, amelioration, aversion, desire.
PAIN Rubric: starts with – pain ailments from the appearance of pain like comes suddenly, disappears slowly, etc. Direction, time, location, type of pain.
Clinical rubrics: like Arteriosclerosis, Sarcoma, Hypertension, Hypotension, Hodgkins Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Tuberculosis, Prophylaxis etc. General rubrics like pain with different types, pulse types, children affections of – bitting nails, putting fingers in the mouth, growing too fast, etc.

Therefore the some of the scattered generals, and the rubrics found in the generalities chapter of Kent’s repertory are assembled in this volume. It consists of 774 pages. Time and General symptoms.

VOLUME 3: It contains four main chapters – sleep, Dreams and sex, male and female.

Some mental rubrics are represented by the dreams.

Time and other modifying factors in alphabetical order follow the main rubrics wherever applicable.