Open AccessHistory of psychiatry in India
Author(s) -
Haque S Nizamie,
Nishant Goyal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.69195
Subject(s) - period (music) , frame (networking) , independence (probability theory) , virtue , psychology , history of psychiatry , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , computer science , epistemology , aesthetics , philosophy , telecommunications , statistics , mathematics
History is a screen through which the past lightens the present and the present brightens the future. Psychiatry by virtue of its ability to deal with human thoughts and emotions and provide a pathway for healthy minds provides an important platform towards being a mentally sound human being and largely the society. This review takes a sneak peek into the foundations of modern psychiatry in India. The description is largely based on the time frame, which provides a better understanding of the factual information in each period starting from the Vedic era and culminating in the post independence period.