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| | '''Depression''' refers to: | | '''Depression''' refers to: |
| | + | ==Economics== |
| | Economics: a period of [[economic downturn]]/[[economic depression]] | | Economics: a period of [[economic downturn]]/[[economic depression]] |
| | * The [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s | | * The [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s |
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| | + | ==Psychology== |
| | Psychology: | | Psychology: |
| | * [[Clinical depression]] | | * [[Clinical depression]] |
| | *:[[Postpartum depression]] | | *:[[Postpartum depression]] |
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| | + | ===Depress According to Ayurvedic Psychology=== |
| | + | According to [{Ayurvedic psychology]], in addition to cultivating one's [[faith]] through [[prayer]] and practicing [[virtue]], [[stress management]] [[breathing]] and [[relaxation technique]]s, regular [[meditation]] and a appropriate form of daily [[exercise]] could help in the [[treatment]] of [[depression]]. |
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| | + | According to Ayurvedic psychology, depression is intimately connected with the: |
| | + | * [[Afflictive emotion]]s |
| | + | * [[Three poisons]] ([[Greed]]-[[Lust]] of [[Vata]], [[Anger]]-[[Hatred]] of [[Pitta]], [[Ignorance]] of [[Kapha]]) |
| | + | * [[Mind/body]] |
| | + | * [[Sin]] and [[immorality]] |
| | + | * [[Karma]]: [[Cause and effect]] |
| | + | * [[Diet]] and [[nutrition]] |
| | + | * [[Daily routine]] |
| | + | * [[Genetic]]s |
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| | + | ====[[Vata depression|Vata Depression]]==== |
| | + | [[Vata depression]] is connected with: |
| | + | * [[Anxiety]], [[Worry]], [[Fear]] |
| | + | * [[Panic]] or [[Panic attack]] |
| | + | * [[Greed]], [[gluttony]] and [[lust]] are the [[Seven Deadly Sins]] resulting from [[excess|excessive]] [[desire]] for things outside the [[self]]. According to Ayurvedic medicine they result from [[Vata]] ([[Space]] and [[Air]] [[five elements|element]]) [[Dosha]] disturbance in the [[mind/body]]. |
| | + | * [[Vata]] ([[Space]] and [[Air]] [[five elements|element]]) [[Dosha]] in [[Ayurvedic medicine]] |
| | + | * [[Vata disease]] |
| | + | * [[Vata emotion]] |
| | + | * Connected with [[irregular digestion]] ([[vishama agni]]), [[coldness]] / [[cold]] [[20 attributes|attributes]], [[constipation]], [[irregular]] [[menstruation]], [[dysmenorrhea]] ([[pain]]ful and [[irregular menstruation), [[occipital]] [[headache]]s, [[hyperactivity]]m, [[ADD]], [[ADDHD]], [[insomnia]] |
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| | + | ====[[Pitta depression|Pitta Depression]]==== |
| | + | [[Pitta depression]] is connected with: |
| | + | * [[Pride]], [[envy]], [[anger]] and [[hatred]] are part of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]] resulting from [[excess|excessive]] [[self]]-interest. According to [[Ayurvedic medicine]] they result from [[Pitta]] ([[Fire]] and [[Water]] [[five elements|element]]) [[dosha]] disturbance in the [[mind/body]]. |
| | + | * [[Anger]], [[Irritability]], [[Hatred]], [[Jealousy]] |
| | + | * [[Pitta]] ([[Fire]] and [[Water]] [[five elements|element]]) [[Dosha]] in [[Ayurvedic medicine]] |
| | + | * [[Pitta disease]] |
| | + | * [[Pitta emotion]] |
| | + | * Connected with [[intense digestion]] ([[tikshna agni]]), too much [[heat]] / [[hot]] |
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| | + | ====[[Kapha depression|Kapha Depression]]==== |
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| | + | * [[Kapha]] ([[Water]] and [[Earth]] [[five elements|element]]) [[Dosha]] in [[Ayurvedic medicine]] |
| | + | * [[Kapha disease]] |
| | + | * [[Kapha emotion]] |
| | + | * Connected with [[slow digestion]] ([[manda agni]]), [[underactive thyoid]] or [[hypothyroid]], [[obesity]], [[sloth]], [[laziness]], [[diabetes]], lack of [[exercise]] and [[sedentary]] lifestyle, [[coldness]] / [[cold]] and [[heavy]] [[20 attributes|attributes]] and [[hypersomnia]] (excessive [[sleep]]) |
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| | [[Category : Economics]] | | [[Category : Economics]] |
| | [[Category : Psychology]] | | [[Category : Psychology]] |
| | [[Category : Ayurvedic Psychology]] | | [[Category : Ayurvedic Psychology]] |