title: MANOVIKARA (Mental disorders) IN AYURVEDA.
abstract: An attempt is made to project at one place the available Ayurvedic material on manas and treatment of manovikara in an orderly manner which would be both easy to understand and rewarding in the field of treatment, by describing the definition of manas, its functions, qualities, concept of psychosomatics, classification of mental disorders, treatment of mental illness prevention of mental illnesses, method of examination of mental illness and other important aspects.
authors.affiliation: Ayurvedic Research Unit (CCRAS), National Institute of Mental Health &Neuro Sciences, Bangalore 560 029 India.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ramu
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Venkataram