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Mental disorder means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga: Role of Ayurveda in the Management of Manas Roga (Mental Disorders)Mental Disorders (Manasa-vikars or Manas-roga) refers to one of the negative conditions of modern society.—Mental Health (according to Ayurveda) is brought about essentially as a result of unwholesome interaction between the individual and this environment. Epidemiological studies report prevalence rates for psychiatric disorders varying from 9.5 to 370/1000 population in India. [...]. In today’s metaphysical society, human life has become speedy, mechanized, and less effective and more centred, which contribute to more production of [e.g., Manasa Vikars (Mental disorders)].
General Etiological Factors of Manas Roga (Mental disorders) can be classified into the basic threefold causes unwholesome contact of kala (time), buddhi (intellect) and artha (economic values):
- Parinama (Effects of time);
- Prajnapradha (An offence against wisdom.);
- Asatmendriyartha-samyoga (Misuse of the Senses);
- Sadvritta-apalana (Not following code of good conduct);
- Vegavrodha and Vegodharan (Suppression of natural urge);
- Purvajanmakrta (Deed of past birth);
- Prakrti-viparyaya. (Against genetic constitution);
Pathogenesis (Samprapti) of Mental disorders (Manasroga):—Mental disorders (Manas-vikara) usually runs a sequential process from minor unnoticed general behavioural symptoms to the marked alteration of Buddhi (intellect) Dhriti (power of retention of knowledge) and Smriti (memories), usually these unnoticed or noticed manas-vikara symptoms act as nidanarthakara-roga (primary disease act as an aetiology of secondary disease). Following are the Samprapti of mental diseases based on Charaka Samhita.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
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Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Practice of Therapeutics < [Chapter 4]
Aetiology of Disease < [Chapter 4]
Karmic Astrology—a Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)
Part 5 - Scope and Limitations < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 15.6 < [Chapter 15 - Purusottama-yoga]
Verse 13.21 < [Chapter 13 - Kshetra and Kshetrajna Yoga]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Part 5 - Research carried out on Osho’s Dynamic Meditation < [Relevant research]
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
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