Bhootavidya [ Graha ] ( Psychiatry )

Unmada (Psychosis) Written by Richa Mohan

Unmada  (Psychosis)

Several historical writings describe mentally unsound state. The term “Unmada” denoting insanity first appeared in atharvaveda, believed to be wrirren around 1500 B.C. A Thounsand year later, Samhitas documented the clinical subtypes of Unmada.

In Ayurveda, conditions such as Vataja Unmada, Pittaja Unmada, Kaphaja Unmada, corresponding to psychosis and depressive states have been described.
Unmada in Ayurveda is described as : Due to dushti of vatadi doshas these doshas cause mansik aaghat leading to psychosis like state.