MANOVIKARA (Mental disorders) IN AYURVEDA
MG Ramu
BS Venkataram
Received 1984 Jan 2; Accepted 1984 Oct 30.
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Abstract
An attempt is made to project at one place the available Ayurvedic material on manas and treatment of manovikara in an orderly manner which would be both easy to understand and rewarding in the field of treatment, by describing the definition of manas, its functions, qualities, concept of psychosomatics, classification of mental disorders, treatment of mental illness prevention of mental illnesses, method of examination of mental illness and other important aspects.
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