Satvavajaya chikitsa and depression: the role of ayurveda in mental health of adolescents

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In adolescent state, children have physical changes entering puberty. During this time, they have emotional, eating and childhood behaviours which have different type of characters such as sadness, fear of lost etc. Hyperactivity and inattention indicate childhood behaviour and eating behaviour also a fect of adolescence due to harmful eating. These all characters co fluctuation of Chitta causes physical and mental diseases like depression is emerged. By 2020, WHO expects that the Depression is the 2 nd frequent cause of morbidity in the world. Patients are required to be screened for it that can affect mood dangerously. This literature review seeks that draw parallels between these 2 areas of study i.e. Ayurveda and Modern; and highlight the importance of Keywords: Mana, depression, emotional INTRODUCTION Adolescence is the crucial period between