A Pilot Study of Role of Brahmyadiyoga in Chronic Unmada(schizophrenia)*
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Brahmyadiyoga a compound drug was used on fourteen Chronic Unmada patients suffering from 2 years to 8 years between the ago range of 18 to 40 years of either sex. The dose of the drug was 8 gms. to 16 gms. for three months. Assessments were done independently by Ayurvedic physician, Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologist. Seven out of 10 patients who underwent treatment for three months and all the four patients who took the drug for two months improved.
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