Psychiatry and Ayurveda
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The influence of the environment to the physique is well known. The same is applicable to the mind too. The various new inventions and modern scientific advances have revolutionized the life style of the modern man. At the same time these have contributed much in making life more mechanical and stress generating. In this background we have to think how best the psychiatrical knowledge available in Ayurveda could be utilized for the benefit of humanity.
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