An Anthroposophic Medical Treatment in the Land of Salt and Gold

Abstract

In this narrative, a general practitioner and psychotherapist trained in anthroposophic medicine presents the narrative and treatment of a 60-year-old woman who experienced the horrors of the "Dark Sabbath" attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The patient's story is narrated by the physician, who shares his multi-disciplinary and multi-modal anthroposophic medicine approach to address the patient's acute stress disorder-related symptoms and concerns.

Keywords: Acute stress disorder; Anthroposophic medicine; Doctor-patient communication; Integrative Medicine; Narrative medicine.