AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF TREATMENT RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA- A CASE REPORT
Keywords:
Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, Sannipataja Unmada, Shodhana, Medhya rasayana.Abstract
Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia (TRS) is clinically challenging disease to treat as the symptoms presented complicate the clinical course of the disease and a large proportion of patients do not reach functional recovery. Till date, Clozapine and augmentating therapy is the only effective medication to treat the disease in contemporary science. In Ayurveda, Sannipataja Unmada management can be taken as guidelines to treat TRS. In the present case, Ayurvedic management like Shodhana and Shamana with Medhya rasayana drugs opened a new possibility to treat the disease & improve the quality of life.
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