PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS AND ITS MANAGEMENT AYURVEDA

Dr. Raghwendra Kumar Singh*, Dr. Nikunj Thakkar and Dr. Manu R.

ABSTRACT

Psychosomatic-psyche (mind) and soma (body)-Psychosomatic disorder is a disease that involves both mind and body. Some physical illnesses are thought to be particularly prone to a worsening of mental conditions such as stress and anxiety. Your current mental status can influence how bad a physical disease is, at any given time. Both mind and body are a single identity, so the involvements of one definitely affect the others. So the bidirectional approach should be done to proper diagnosis and management of psychosomatic disorders. In Ayurveda detail description is given about psychic (Manasika), Somatic (Sharirika) and psychosomatic disorders (Manodaihika Vyadhi), their mode of treatment, they are as follows.

Keywords: Mansika, Psychic; Sharirika; Somatic; Manodaihika; Psychosomatic; Vyadhi, Diseases; Treatment.