Sound healthy mind bestows healthy physical body. The advancement in civilization and the diminishing quality of natural pollution free environment coupled with the everdemanding lifestyle, indoor sedentary working schedules, unhealthy voracious eating habits and the last but never the least the stretched and strained socio- familial relationships have led to an increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the human civilizations across the globe. Ayurveda believes in treating the body mind equally for maintaining one’s good health. Manasa roga is the speciality branch of Ayurveda which deals with all the psychological disorders of the present era.
- Ayurveda psychiatry helps in treating Psychiatric disorders include: depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, and developmental disorders including autism.
- Helps in treating child psychiatric disorders like ADHD, Scholastic backwardness, Kleptomania and Exam fear etc.
- There are effective strategies for preventing mental disorders such as depression.
- There are effective treatments for mental disorders and ways to alleviate the suffering caused by them.
- Access to health care and social services capable of providing treatment and social support is key.
Treatment modalities include, Panchakarma therapies, regular counselling, psychotherapy etc. With these aspects emphasis is also given for diet, lifestyle modification. The treatment approach stresses on practices like, Shirodhara. Thalam, Shirovasti, Pichu thus through the body the mind is being addressed and bought back to the state of normalcy