Abstract

MEDITATION –MEDICATION IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

*Dr. Prashant kumar Sharma.

Abstract

Meditation is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). There are many types of meditation, most of which originated in ancient religious and spiritual traditions. Generally, a person who is meditating uses certain techniques, such as a specific posture, focused attention, and an open attitude toward distractions. The aim of Meditation is to reduce or eliminate irrelevant thought processes through training of internalised attention, thought to lead to physical and mental relaxation, stress reduction, psycho-emotional stability and enhanced concentration. Physiological evidence shows a reduction with Meditation of stress-related autonomic and endocrine measures, while neuroimaging studies demonstrate the functional up-regulation of brain regions of affect regulation and attention control. . In this paper we discuss the physiological and neurophysiological benefits of Meditation and its potential effectiveness as a complementary treatment approach for mental illness.

Keywords: posture, neurophysiological, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).