Scope and Magnitude of Ayurveda and Yoga in management of Mental Disorders

Abstract

Psychosomatic means (psyche) mind and (soma) body. A psychosomatic disorder is a disease which involves both mind and body and it is also known as psychophysiological disease is essentially a disorder of stress. Psychosomatic disorder is sometimes called Somatic symptom disorder, Somatic symptoms or Somatic pain. This disorder are the outcomes of the modern way of life and changing value systems and hence their incidence is rapidly increasing. It is preventable problem. Thus, the yoga, a mystic way of life, originated many years ago in India and compiled comprehensively by Patanjali in fourth century is remarkable vibrant, unique and successful in the management of psychosomatic diseases. Yoga therapy emphasizes self regulation by patients and stresses the importance of somatopsychic functioning of the individual. Yogic approach have been successfully management of Bronchial asthma, Essential Hypertension Anxiety disorder, Depression. Necessary environment correction and personality training by practice of yoga i.e. Satvavajaya, Practice of yoga, use of Psychotropic drug, Medhya Rasayana therapy .Yoga help to significantly reduce the chronic pain. Although Western Medicine does not understand the cause for this disorder, they have been treated by Yoga Therapy. In Ayurveda three gunas show our mental and spiritual state, while Sattva creates clarity, Rajas creates desire, pain, emotional upset, Tamas brings about stagnation, decay and death. Ayurveda psychology aims to moving the mind TAMAS to RAJAS and eventually to a SATVA.

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