Rationale of Ayurvedic Psychiatry: Foundational Concepts, Traditional Practices and Recent Advances

Born in 1961, in a tiny village, Arikere, in Kolar Dist. of Karnataka, Dr. A.R.V. Murthy is presently Principal of Gomantak Ayurveda College & Research Centre, Shiroda-Gao.  He was graduated from Udupi Ayurveda College, Udupi, in 1983, got his postgraduate degree (M.D.) in Kaya-chikitsa, from the prestigious Banaras Hindu University in 1987, under the Supervision of Prof. R.H. Singh.  He obtained his doctoral degree Ph.D., from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati in 1999.  He was deputed as Ayurveda consultant to SVIMS Tirupati, a Modern Super Speciality Hospital to take up collaborative research work in 1995 and has done research work on Stroke, Epilespsy and Ascites.  He is also deeply involved in literary research on Vedic sciences in relation to Ayurveda at Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.  Dr. Murthy visited Japan in Oct. 2000 as an invited speaker in the International Conference on Ayurveda held at Tokyo.  He has extensively traveled in India and delivered over 100 guest lectures in different parts of the country.  He has published around 50 research articles in listed Journals and participated in more than 30 National and International Seminars.  He is member, on Board of Studies, and postgraduate examiner at various universities.  He has won a gold medal and M.V. Sastry memorial prize and Nambier memorial award for his meritorious performances during the B.A.M.S. degree course.  This book is author's first work though he has significantly contributed to two other books Principles of Ayurveda Therapeutics and Ayurvedic Clinical Medicine, published by Sadguru Publications, Delhi.