2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study on history of psychiatry in ancient India
| Project/Area Number |
21700838
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Sociology/History of science and technology
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
MORIGUCHI Mai 北海道大学, 大学院・文学研究科, 専門研究員 (80528240)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | アーユルヴェーダ / 精神医学史 / スシュルタサンヒター |
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| Research Abstract |
This research shows the following three points
Within the chief Indian medical text, Susrutasamhita, some passages relating to mental diseases and symptoms were identified.
Some mental disorders described in Susturasamhita were specified by psychopathological analyses on those descriptions of symptoms.
In the Buddhist scriptures and the Dharmasastras, there is a possibility that some passages included in the scriptures and thus outside of medical literature refer to cases of mental illnesses and psychotherapies.
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