Depression is a mood disorder which causes loss of interest and a feeling of sadness in a person. The disorder is also known as clinical depression or major depressive disorder. It affects mood, thinking, feeling as well as the behavior of an affected person. A person may have trouble in doing his daily activities.
The exact cause of this disorder is not known, but there are some factors that may cause this disorder.
The factors are listed below:
This mood disorder is often gets serious and may cause some serious health complications if not treated well.
The complications that can be resulted due to this disorder are listed below:
A doctor may diagnose the disorder by doing a physical examination of an affected person. He may ask for some test, such as blood test such as complete blood count test or he may check the functioning of the thyroid gland in order to confirm the diagnosis. A doctor may even ask about your feeling, thoughts or behavior pattern.
Ayurveda offers a natural way to cure this mental disorder. It offers the treatment that involves the natural herbs. And these herbs are free from side effects and hence safe to use. Ayurveda cures the disease by balancing the aggravated doshas.
In general, there are three doshas of the body which are in turn regarded as the life forces. The doshas are Vata, Pitta and Kapha. All these doshas must be in a balanced state because Ayurveda says, any imbalance in any of these doshas leads to health problem. Hence, their balancing is required to maintain a good health.
Depression in Ayurveda is known as "Vishada". This mental disorder is described as one of the most disease aggravating factors. No doubt, the disorder comes under the category of psychological disorder, but it may affect the whole body.