scholarly journals ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MANASA ROGA W.S.R. TO MENTAL DISORDERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 856-862
Author(s):  
Sarla Bandhe ◽  
Anita Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Review Study ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Normal Physiological Function

A healthy mind in a healthy body constitute absolute health. While defining health Ayurveda clarifies the importance of the clarity of the mind, the sense organs as also of the normal physiological function of the body as the criterion of health. They may be occasional or long-lasting (chronic). They can affect individual’s ability to relate to others and function each day. Ayurveda treats the body through the medium of mind or Manas this is the basic difference between the modern and Ayurvedic approach. Modern drugs promote relaxation by blocking awareness of a stressful event, or by diminishing the importance one attaches to it, whereas Ayurveda approach makes one to realize the situation and adopt suitably to solve the stress problems in a refreshing way forever. Purpose: The purpose of this study is the role of Ayurveda in the management of Manasa Roga w.s.r. to mental disorders. Material and Meth- ods: Various Ayurvedic, modern literature, textbooks, articles, journals and internet sources are studied for this review work. Conclusion: This review study describes significant information of Manasa, Roga and its manage- ment through Ayurveda. Keywords: Manasa, Roga, Mental disorder, mental illnesses.

The Psychiatrist in Search of a Science: III—The Depth Psychologies

1975 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliot Slater
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Small Area ◽  
External World ◽  
The Body ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Rational Therapy ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Parting Of The Ways

In his monumental work on the history of dynamic psychiatry (1970), Henri Ellenberger has traced the origin of the modern depth psychologies back into the mists of time. Both ills of the body and ills of the mind were originally handled by the priest-physician of primitive societies along much the same lines. But there came a parting of the ways. Glimmerings of an empirical approach to the external world led to some degree of objectivity and to the primordial elements of science. Some physical illnesses could be traced to physical causes, and an understanding of causation led in course of time to rational therapy along physical lines. But mental illnesses remained refractory. It was only in a small area of their vast extent that their causes could be attributed to bodily conditions and thereby to physical causes. Over a great reach of time up to the present day, or at least till yesterday, it was generally believed that, as bodily illnesses had physical causes, the illnesses of the mind must have psychological causes. It proved beyond the powers of priests or physicians to identify them; and there was no way of accounting for the variable course, outcome and responsiveness to treatment of mental disorders.

Hypothetical Role of Growth Factors to Reduce Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Significantly through Trained Biological Transformations

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Muresanu ◽  
Siva G. Somasundaram ◽  
Sergey V. Vissarionov ◽  
Liliya V. Gavryushova ◽  
Vladimir N. Nikolenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Blood Circulation ◽  
Seminal Fluid ◽  
Prostate Gland ◽  
The Body ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Biological Transformation ◽  
The Mind

Background: From the evidence of failed injection-based growth factor therapies, it has been proposed that a naturally triggered uninterrupted blood circulation of the growth factors would be superior. Objective: We seek to stimulate discussions and more research about the possibility of using the already available growth factors found in the prostate gland and endometrium by starting a novel educable physiology, known as biological transformations controlled by the mind. Methods: We summarized the stretch-gated ion channel mechanism of the cell membrane, and offer several practical methods that can be applied by anyone, in order to stimulate and enhance the blood circulation of the growth factors from the seminal fluid to sites throughout the body. This details the practical application of our earlier published studies about biological transformations. Results: A previously reported single-patient case study has been extended, adding more from his personal experiences continually improving this novel physiological training and extending the ideas from our earlier findings in detail. Conclusion: The biological transformation findings demonstrate the need additional research to establish the benefits of these natural therapies to repair and rejuvenate tissues affected by various chronic diseases or aging processes.

scholarly journals A Triple Threat? The Role of Diet, Nutrition, and the Microbiota in T1D Pathogenesis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Hamilton-Williams ◽  
Graciela L. Lorca ◽  
Jill M. Norris ◽  
Jessica L. Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Beta Cell ◽  
Intestinal Microbiota ◽  
Beta Cell Function ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
The Body ◽  
Islet Autoimmunity ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
And Function

In recent years the role of the intestinal microbiota in health and disease has come to the forefront of medical research. Alterations in the intestinal microbiota and several of its features have been linked to numerous diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). To date, studies in animal models of T1D, as well as studies in human subjects, have linked several intestinal microbiota alterations with T1D pathogenesis. Features that are most often linked with T1D pathogenesis include decreased microbial diversity, the relative abundance of specific strains of individual microbes, and altered metabolite production. Alterations in these features as well as others have provided insight into T1D pathogenesis and shed light on the potential mechanism by which the microbiota plays a role in T1D pathogenesis, yet the underlying factors leading to these alterations remains unknown. One potential mechanism for alteration of the microbiota is through diet and nutrition. Previous studies have shown associations of diet with islet autoimmunity, but a direct contributing factor has yet to be identified. Diet, through introduction of antigens and alteration of the composition and function of the microbiota, may elicit the immune system to produce autoreactive responses that result in the destruction of the beta cells. Here, we review the evidence associating diet induced changes in the intestinal microbiota and their contribution to T1D pathogenesis. We further provide a roadmap for determining the effect of diet and other modifiable factors on the entire microbiota ecosystem, including its impact on both immune and beta cell function, as it relates to T1D. A greater understanding of the complex interactions between the intestinal microbiota and several interacting systems in the body (immune, intestinal integrity and function, metabolism, beta cell function, etc.) may provide scientifically rational approaches to prevent development of T1D and other childhood immune and allergic diseases and biomarkers to evaluate the efficacy of interventions.

scholarly journals THE MAIN EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT THE MORPHOFUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THYROID GLAND (LITERATURE REVIEW)

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 760-765
Author(s):  
О.І. Tiron
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Thermal Injury ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Environmental Chemicals ◽  
The Body ◽  
Endogenous Factors ◽  
Temperature Irradiation ◽  
Excessive Consumption ◽  
And Function

Despite the important role of the thyroid gland in regulating the functions of the body, the gland is quite sensitive to the adverse effects of various factors on the body. The purpose of the work is to analyze modern sources of scientific literature devoted to the study of the influence of exo- and endogenous factors on the morpho-functional properties of the thyroid gland. Literary data on the influence on the thyroid gland of various environmental chemicals, insufficient or excessive consumption of iodine and selenium, vitamin D deficiency, exposure to pharmaceuticals, smoking, environmental temperature, irradiation, infections, stress, as well as factors of the internal environment, such as atherosclerosis and pregnancy. There are a small number of modern scientific studies concerning the influence on the structure and function of the thyroid gland consequences of thermal injury of the skin.

scholarly journals Racism, racial life events and mental ill health

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Bhugra ◽  
Oyedeji Ayonrinde
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Positive Life Events ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact

The association of life events with the onset of various psychiatric disorders is well-known. The body of evidence has highlighted the impact of negative or positive life events on the genesis of common mental disorders, especially depression. These findings have been replicated across different cultures, although the impact of different life events varies between cultures. In addition, the roles of chronic difficulties (defined in Life events and psychiatric disorders, below) and resulting ongoing chronic stress have been shown to contribute to vulnerability to certain mental illnesses. However, data on the impact of life events, especially those perceived as racial, on members of minority ethnic groups are rather sparse. The questions that need to be addressed concern the perception of life events as racial, the role of pervasive and perceived institutional and individual racism, and chronic difficulties.

The role of the cerebellum in creativity and expert stone knapping

2020 ◽  
pp. 105971232096646
Author(s):  
Frederick L Coolidge
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Stone Tool ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Engagement Theory ◽  
Motor Movements ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Stone Knapping

The purpose of this article is to review the evolution and function of the cerebellum, particularly in regard to its role in creativity and expert stone knapping. First, the article reviews the history of the cerebellum, its evolution and phylogenetics, and its concerted evolution with various brain regions. It also notes the critical role of the cerebellum and the cerebro-cerebellar network in its traditionally recognized control of gross and fine motor movements and in its exaptation for basic and higher level cognitive processes, particularly in regard to increasingly more sophisticated stone knapping. Also, reviewed are various theories, advanced over the past three decades, of how the cerebellum tweaks and refines thoughts, images, and ideas just as it refines and smooths motor movements. Baddeley’s working memory model is also prominently featured, as are the works of Ito, Vandervert, and others on the cerebellum’s role in novel problem-solving, insight, and creativity. Finally, this article reviews two “Cognitive Rubicons” in stone tool knapping, Theory of Mind and stone knapping, and Malafouris’ Material Engagement Theory. The article concludes with a novel hypothesis that the automaticity provided by the cerebellum derived from extensive practice in stone knapping may have freed Baddeley’s central executive from its attentional demands and allows the mind to “wander and wonder.”

scholarly journals Curating the Fieldwork Playlist

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Kieran Fenby-Hulse
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice

In this essay, I consider the music that has been chosen as part of the previous essays in this collection. I attempt to understand what this assemblage of musical tracks, this anthropology playlist, might tell us about fieldwork as a research practice. The chapter examines this history of the digital playlist before going on to analyse the varied musical contributions from curatorial, musicological, and anthropological perspetives. I argue that the playlist asks us to reflect on the field of anthropology and to consider the role of the voice, the body, the mind with anthropology, as well as the role digital technologies, ethics, and the relationship between indviduals and the community.

Post Translational Modification and its pathologic association in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A brief perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnupreetha Vasudevan ◽  
Prachi Agnihotri ◽  
Sagarika Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Bone Pain ◽  
Cyclic Peptide ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Living System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
And Function ◽  
Inflammatory Autoimmune Disease

: Post Translational Modification (PTM) is the process in which covalent addition of functional groups on protein happens to maintain their structure, function and stability. Every PTM process in our living system happens to increase the functional diversity of protein. But sometimes it happens without any regulation and occurrence of this specific change in proteins are leading to autoimmunity. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one such chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease that affects joints. Proper treatment can be manageable for RA, but it is not completely curable. Delayed diagnosis of RA can cause severe bone pain, stiffness, inflammation, redness in joints and affect other parts of the body such as liver, kidney etc. Early diagnosis of disease is preferable to cure it effectively. Currently, Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide (Anti-CCP) are considered as biomarkers to diagnose RA. Other than citrullination several other PTM’s are also involved in generation of autoantibodies such as, carbamylation, glycosylation, glycation, acetylation, ubiquitination, proteolysis, phosphorylation, lipidation. Aim of this review is to elucidate several considerable changes in form, nature and function of above PTMs in RA, affecting joints and day to day life. This review will give a recent overview on the role of PTMs in the pathogenesis of RA, focusing on the modifications.

scholarly journals Mental health and politics since the eurozone crisis: The role of mental health professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 28-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel M. Perera
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The Body ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Eurozone Crisis ◽  
The Mind

Abstract Some of the most immediate health effects of the 2008 economic crisis concerned the mind, not the body. Rates of generalized anxiety, chronic depression, and even suicide spiked in many European societies. This viewpoint highlights the role of mental health professionals in responding to this emergency, and argues that their sustained mobilization is necessary to its long-term resolution.

Section of Psychology

1880 ◽  
Vol 26 (115) ◽  
pp. 471-474
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
The Body ◽  
Scientific Truth ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Made In

Mr. Braid appears likely to have justice done to him at last. Some years ago we pointed out the important bearing of hypnotism on mental disorders in this Journal, in an article entitled “Artificial Insanity.” Subsequently, in 1872, the writer, in his work on the “Influence of the Mind upon the Body,” insisted on the interest and influence of hypnotism in mental therapeutics. The progress of scientific truth, if certain, is rather slow. It has taken some forty years for the British Medical Association to repair the error then made in refusing to hear a paper by Mr. Braid on his discoveries, when it met at Manchester.—[D. H. T.]

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