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• Author Name : Madhuri Vasant Koli  Affiliation : PhD Homoeopathy psychiatry (scholar), MD Homoeopathy Psychiatry, Consulting Homoeopath at- Mukta Homoeopathy Clinic, Nerul East, Navi Mumbai- 400706, Maharashtra Author

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The aim of this study was to understand the adaptive mechanisms of adolescents having alcoholic fathers and determining role of these adaptive mechanisms in Homoeopathic management. A prospective observational study was conducted on 30 adolescents of both sexes having alcoholic father. Self- made checklist was applied for evaluating stressors at physical, mental and intellectual level. Stressors observed amongst these adolescents were Anxiety about abusiveness of father in 5(17%), anxiety of conflicts amongst parents in 5(17%), abusiveness of father towards mother in 4(13%), no stressor in 4(13%), neglected feeling in 3(10%), embarrassment in 2(7%), and divorce in 1(3%). Most of the adolescents did not show any physical disturbances because of alcoholic fathers. Decreased concentration in studies in 12(40%), loss of interest in studies 2(7%), no affect in 16(53%) Positive adaptation was observed in 15(50%) adolescents & only 2(7%) had negative adaptation. Suppression in 12(40%), escapism along with suppression in 6(20%), escapism in 3(10%), rationalization in 3(10%), sublimation in 2(7%), acting out, Displacement, Repression and Suppression in each 1(3%). Homoeopathy similimum indicated was Calcarea group 10(35%), Natrum group 7(23%), Silicea 5(17%), Lycopodium 2(7%), Causticum, Dulcamara, Magnesium, Medorrhinum, Merc Sol & Phosphorus each 1(3%) .