Weiss, Mitchell2013-02-111981Weiss, Mitchell G. 1981. Psychopathology in the early aurvedic texts: (with special reference to Unmada). Ancient Science of Life 1(1): 25-31.0257-7941http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10288469The medical texts by Caraka and Susruta describe the symptoms, etiology, theory, treatment and prognosis of four types of mental disorders-unmada, bhutonmada, apasmara, and murcha. The present discussion is restricted to unmada-its theory, treatment and prognosis with an indication of the scope of analysis with reference to the Western psychiatric nosology.en-USJournal Article2013-02-11