MANASA ROGA & ITS MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA- A CRITICAL REVIEW
Drishya Dinesh*, Yogesh Pandey and Jitendra Varsakiya
ABSTRACT
Mental health is an integral part of health and is more than the absence
of mental illnesses. It refers to a broad array of activities directly or
indirectly related to the mental well-being including not only
individual attributes such as the ability to manage one's thoughts,
emotions, behaviors and interactions with others, but also social,
cultural, economic, political, addictive behaviors and environmental
factors. Like other aspects of health, it can be affected by a range of
socioeconomic factors, psychological factors like severe psychological
trauma suffered as a child (emotional, physical, or sexual abuse), an
important early loss, neglect brain defects or injury, prenatal damage or
substance abuse. Ayurveda has duly recognized the individuality of
Mana and Sharira and their inseparable and interdependent relation in living body. Manas
Roga is termed as a disorder of Manovaha Strotas and includes vitiation of both Sharirika
and Manasik Doshas. Ayurvedic literature dealing exclusively Manas and ManoVikara are
not available, however the scattered aphoristic materials related to Mana, ManoVikara and its
prevention and Management are available in the Ayurvedic texts.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Alpa Satva, Manas Roga, Mental health.
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