Abstract

INTRODUCTION OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND ITS MANAGEMENT ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA - A REVIEW

*Dr. Monika, Dr. Veena K. H.

Abstract

Mental retardation is one of the most commonly find disease among the developmental disorders which can neither be called a disease nor a syndrome. It refers to a considerably substandard mental intellectual presentation resultant or linked with simultaneous injury in adaptive performance which are manifest during dissimilar developmental stage. It refers to a considerably sub average mind thinker performance resulting or associated with concurrent impairment in adaptive performance which is manifested during different developmental stages. The presentation of mental retardation varies generally stating from mild form to reasonable, severe and may be deep is some cases which depends on patient to patient. Hence, an attempt has made to recollect all the references regarding mental disorders and its management with Ayurveda.

Keywords: Mental retardation, Psycho disorders, Ayurveda.