21/05/2024
Manasshanti & Arogyaraksha Ayurveda Chikitsalayam,We are based in Aluva, Kerala, India. We started our Clinic in June 2022 and in our Clinic we treat patients with mental health issues ( both Adult and Children)
Coming to adult mental health issues, Ayurveda treatment is available for DEPRESSION, MOOD SWINGS, ANXIETY, PHOBIAS,SLEEP DISORDERS, STRESS REALATED ISSUES,SCHEZOPHENIA (Mild-moderate severity CASES only, patients with violent behaviors are referred to higher centres ).
In our program, we have one on one interaction with patients and assessing each patients with both Modern and Ayurveda methods for diagnosis which usually takes 60-90 min in very first session. Only after diagnosis we can decide the treatment protocol and what treatment methods need to be applied and this varies from Patient to Patient (both internal medicine and other therapies like panchakarma treatment. For example a person with Anxiety or Depression or any other mental health issues can be of 3 types, such as MILD, MODERATE and SEVERE.In Mild cases may require internal medicines only. But for Moderate and Severe cases may require both internal medicine and Panchakarma Treatment.(Panchakarma treatment duration varies from 14-28 days or more according to patients severity).
Most of the Internal Medicines and medicines used in Panchakarma treatment for such patients with mental health issues are not available in regular pharmacy/market,so that we prepare medicine according to our patients requirement and severity. And no two cases will be same.
For each mental health issues, recovery period is different .For cases like depression/Mood swings (Mild) we can see difference in a patient within 2 weeks of treatment and including some lifestyle changes. In cases like severe psychiatric illness it may require longer period or life long medicine with No or Very less side effects.
Coming to Child mental health issues & disabilities , we are dealing with cases like CEREBRAL PALSY, ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERS, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES,LEARNING DISORDERS,AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, CONDUCT DISORDERS, PHOBIAS,BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS etc
At present we integrate Ayurveda treatment with therapies like Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy, Behavioral therapy, Physiotherapy , Individualized Educational Programs( IEP) & Counselling ( by collaborating with some of the Child Rehabilitation Centre in Aluva, ERNAKULAM district, Kerala)
Ayurveda treatment ( internal medicine, Panchakarma procedures coupled with therapies are very effective in Child mental health issues (especially improving Quality of Life in cases like autism , Intellectual disabilities etc)
Prognosis may vary from disease to disease. Multimodal individualized therapy brings significant improvements in day to day life of an autistic kid.( improves eye contact, socialization, speech etc).Cases like cerebral palsy may need treatment for longer periods like years. Ayurveda medicines integrated with therapies like IEP is found to be very effective in treating all types of learning disorders.( early intervention is necessary).
Ayurveda integrated with therapies are found to be effective in controlling hyperactivity, improving concentration& for behavioral modification (administration period- months to years depends on severity)
Here Panchakarma procedures are selected as per state & stage of disease & is highly personalized ( for eg : in cerebral palsy both internal medicines& Panchakarma treatment varies from person to person).Procedures may include uzhichil (body massage,marma ie specific anatomical points based massage, purgation, Nasya ie nasal instillation, applying pichu(cotton soaked in medicated oil over vertex),applying medicinal paste over head(thala pothichil) or joints( in case of cerebral palsy), fumigation etc .
Medicines used for Panchakarma treatment in mental health issues is different from other general ailments. So that we prepare medicines for our patients based on their conditions.
