Case Reporting in Homeopathy—An Overview of Guidelines and Scientific Tools

Abstract

Case reports have been of central importance to the development of homeopathy over the past 200 years. With a special focus on homeopathy, we give an overview on guidelines and tools that may help to improve the quality of case reports. Reporting guidelines such as CARE (<i>Ca</i>se <i>Re</i>port), HOM-CASE (<i>Hom</i>eopathic Clinical <i>Case</i> Reports), and the WissHom Documentation Standard help to improve the quality of reporting and strengthen the scientific value of a case report. Additional scientific tools such as prospective outcome assessment, prognostic factor research, cognition-based medicine, and the <i>Mo</i>dified <i>Nar</i>anjo <i>C</i>riteria for <i>H</i>omeopathy (MONARCH) score may be helpful in improving case documentation and evaluation.