title: Depression in Indian history.
abstract: This write up on some aspects of Indian history of depression touches briefly on references to some aspects of depression in Ayurveda, in philosophical texts and in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
authors.affiliation: Madurai Medical College.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic / Q000266:history*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous