Ayurvedic Treatment for Depression in Kids

Ayurvedic Treatment for Depression in Kids has a wholistic approach considering body, mind, and soul. Ayurveda defines health as the harmony body, mind and soul and recognized the importance mind in the health concept very earlier. Depression is a mood disorder that affects people’s mood and behaviours. The feeling of sadness and hopelessness are the major symptoms in kids with depression.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • CAUSES OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • COMPLICATIONS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • DEPRESSION IN KIDS  AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS
  • YOGA FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Withdrawing from family
  • Low self-esteem
  • Crying
  • Poor school performance
  • Increased appetite or anorexia
  • Weight gain
  • Intense irritability
  • Diminished ability to think clearly, concentrate
  • Restlessness
  • oversleeping
  • Frequent thought of suicide

 CAUSES OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Genetic reasons
  • Certain medications
  • Hormonal imbalance
  • Sadful events in life
  • Problems in family and school
  • Physical illness

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

Although there is considerable evidence for a pre-eminent role for three monoamine systems, serotonin (5HT), norepinephrine (NE), and dopamine (DA), in the pathogenesis of depression, depression involves other circuits including neuropeptide systems such as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and glutamate and GABA circuits.

DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Proper History taking
  • Laboratory tests to find out hormonal changes like thyroid hormone.

TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Counseling
  • Antidepressants

PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Early diagnosis and treatment help to manage the symptoms related to depression.

COMPLICATIONS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
  • Academic problems
  • Substance abuse

DEPRESSION IN KIDS AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda depression can be called as kaphaja unmada or shoka unmada.

 NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Prohibited, spoiled or unclean food
  • Certain poisons
  • Excessive, grief and sorrow
  • Excessive vitiation of doshas
  • Loss of such things as, friends, family members

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Intense irritability and crying without a specific reason may be found as initial symptoms.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

The vitiated doshas first affect buddi and smrti which are located in the heart, and then travels to manas through the srota-which may be viewed as a functional circulatory or nervous system, leads to irritability in the manas (mind).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Hopelessness
  • Mood swings
  • Irritability
  • Weakness – srama
  • Crying – rodhana

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Symptoms are manageable with proper Ayurvedic treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS

  • Sarswatharishta
  • Brahmighrita
  • Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Shankpushpi churna
  • Manasamitra Vatakam
  • Dooshivishari Gulika
  • Mahapaisachika Ghritha
  • Maha Kalyanaka Ghritha
  • Chandnadi Taila
  • Gorochanadi Gulika

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS

  • Murdha taila – oil application on the head
  • Shirodhara
  • Talam
  • Pichu
  • Abhyanga – oil massage on the body

 COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

Administración interna

  • Brahmighrita
  • Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Shankpushpi churna
  • Manasamitra Vatakam
  • Dooshivishari Gulika
  • Mahapaisachika Ghritha
  • Maha Kalyanaka Ghritha
  • Chandnadi Taila
  • Gorochanadi Gulika

 HOME REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Enhance communications with family members and friends
  • Always engaged in activities and games
  • Give 5 ml of Brahmi Swarasa in the empty stomach.

 DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible nutritious food items, cow’s milk, and ghee.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.

YOGA FOR DEPRESSION IN KIDS 

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Simple pranayama technique can be practised by kids  

 El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

Asana

  • Padmasana
  • Virasana
  • Ardhamatsyendrasana