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<big>'''Nidana Sthana Chapter 7. Diagnosis and etiopathogenesis of psychosis disorders '''</big>
<big>'''Abstract'''</big>
<div style="text-align:justify;">This chapter describes the detailed etiopathogenesis and types of a large class of major mental disorders or psychoses named as Unmada. The word Unmada, literally means frenzy, madness or mental derangement. Unmada is characterized by a disordered mental state in the faculties of mind and intellect. This leads to perverted presentation of thought processes, decision making, intellectual functioning, orientation and responsiveness, memory, desires, habits, character, psychomotor activity, conduct and behaviour. The clinical diagnosis of unmada, its etiology, psychopathogenesis, and prodromal features have been elaborately described in this chapter. </div>
'''Keywords''': ''Unmada, Sanjna Jnana, Amarsha, himsa, Prajnaparadha'', Psychosis, insanity, mental factors examination, perversion, impairment of decision making, intellectual functions.
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=== Introduction ===
=== Introduction ===
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