Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Hello everyone, I am a practitioner student, looking for information on the ayurvedic view of mental illness; specifically how Ayurveda would approach borderline personality disorder. I have searched the archives but, while there is some good information on general mental illness, could not find anything on this particular disorder or anything approximating it. I'm at a bit of a loss, as I understand that BPD probably does not exist as such in Ayurveda. Can anyone supply some information on this topic, either generally or specifically, or refer me to some printed or online resources? (Please, I have already David Frawley's _Ayurveda and the Mind_.) This is strictly for research purposes, and there is no particular patient involved. I would be most grateful for any assistance. Regards, Erydani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Dear Erydani, It is obvious that you wont find modern pychiatric terms in ancient ayurvedic texts. However a lot of material is available if one goes about in the right manner. Unfortunately there are no good books which deal in detail with this topic. Whatever material is available is very superficial. There are some good books available in regional Indian languages but none of them are translated in English. Still I would suggest you refer to my reply to a similar query on mental illness in message no. 467. I repeat a line from the same "I would suggest you read a book "Mystics, Shamans and Doctors" by Dr. Sudhir Kakkar (also read http://www.healthlibrary.com/reading/banyan1/chap1.htm)" Also if avaialble read the following book http://www.bhavans.info/store/bookdetail.asp? bid=411&bauth=Edited+by+Vijayalakshmi+Ravindranath% 2C+Ashok+D+B+Vaidya+%26+others Best of luck in your research. Do let us know your findings. Cybervaidya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Dear Erydani, The second book is available for online purchase at www.bhavans.info This is the web-site of the institute which has published the book. You could e-mail them if they have a center or outlet at a place close to you. The description of the book as available at the site is - Title: Ayurvedic and Allopathic Medicine and Mental Health Author: Edited by Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, Ashok D B Vaidya & others No of Pages: 188 Hard Bound Price: Rs. 450 /- I.S.B.N: 81-7276-295 About the book:A pioneering conference on mental health in Ayurveda and Allopathy was organized in 1998 at Bangalore and these are the proceedings of that symposium. The book is a collection of topics discussed by various eminent people. More details: Chapters dealing with ayurvedic medicines approach and principles, Ayurvedic understanding of medicine, development of new drugs and other such topics are discussed in the book which make interesting and informative reading. With regards Cybervaidya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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