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Mental Depression

 Depression is a mood which all of us experience from time to time, usually as a result of some distressing circumstances. They seem to have become ill for no reason they can identify, their low spirits and subjective misery causing them to feel altogether different as people. Such patients are suffering from depressive psychosis.

Definition:-

It is a condition of misery and malaise associated with poor self consciousness andf self abnegation without hope.

Causes:-

Predisposing causes:-

(a)Heredity
(b)Constitution of the patients are obese and muscular development is poor
(c)Stress exposer is important
(d)Organic diseases e.g., various viral diseases, cardiovascular diseases, anaemia, myxoedaema, carcinoma, diabetes mellitus, etc.
(e)Drugs used e.g., steroids, contraceptives
(f)External events e.g., disappointment, separation etc.

Clinical features:-

(a)Insomnia characterized by early waking after 2 - 3 hours sleep.

(b)Slowness of thought and inability to make decisions.

(c)Ideas of guilt, unworthiness and self blame.

(d)Loss of interest in the outside world.

(e)Difficulty in concentration and taking rapid decisions.

(f)Afraid of an impending calamity.

(g)Agitation may also be present.

(h)Anorexia, loss of weight.

(i)Headache, backache.

(j)Constipation, amenorrhoea

(k)In untreated cases patient usually commit suicide.

Treatment:-

After proper case-taking and diagnosing major depressive illness at first start supportive psychotherapy i.e., sympathetic attitude towards the patient, encouragement or reassurance should be given.

Homoeopathic medicines:-

Here I am giving the name of some homoeopathic medicines which are usually prescribed in the case of this disease according to the physical signs and symptoms as usually observed in the case of this disease. However it must be borne in our mind that apart from the physical symptoms there are also some mental symptoms associated with this disease for which I have not mentioned any medicine here. Here a few medicines are given which are most effective such as:-

(i)Arsenicum album

(ii)Aurum metallicum

(iii)Conium maculatum

(iv)Graphites

(v)Ignatia amara

(vi)Sulphur

Yogapathic treatment:-

Varieties of asanas and pranayamas are needed for treating this disease. A few of them, which are more effective, are given below:-

(i)Sadharan pranayama

(ii)Sarbangasana

(iii)Halasana

(iv)Ardhamatsyendrasana

(v)Jasthiasana, etc.

Meditation:-

It can help to remove depression. Early morning 30 - 45 minutes' meditation is very much effective. Try to find out the causes of depression.

Diet chart:-

Take plenty of water

Take fruit juice twice daily

Take tasty food

Take whey and curd

Avoid stimulants and sugar

Avoid high protein food in dinner

Avoid cigarette and alcohol

Avoid rich spicy food

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