Dr. Jambla Neha*

*Assistant Professor, Dept. of Rasa Shastra, PG School of Ayurveda & Research, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India.

ABSTRACT:

Depression is a strong feeling of sadness that lasts more than 2 weeks. It is an illness affecting a vast number of people in the globe with an estimated 15% of people experiencing severe, chronic depression at some point in their lives. While almost everyone has experienced depression to some degree as a feeling of extreme sadness and melancholy, more and more people are being diagnosed and treated for clinical depression, a mood disorder characterized by ongoing sadness, anger, loss or frustration that lasts for weeks, months, or years and interferes with one’s abilities to work, go to school and perform the functions of normal daily life. The number of people dealing with depression is doubling every 10 years. While many medications (Xanax Alprazolam) have been developed to deal with this issue and they can be necessary in severe cases, generally most individuals will receive the same type of treatment and the root cause may go unchecked. Depression and anxiety have become an inseparable part of modern man’s life. Depression is usually the result of old unresolved emotional problems that have not been addressed, often from childhood. In Charaka Samhita, Acharya Charaka described general line of treatment for all mental disorders as: “Manaso Dnyana Vidnyana Dhairya Smriti Samadhibhihi”. 

Key Words: Depression; Manas Roga; Avasada; Vata; Pitta; Kapha

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