Abstract

Psychologists and psychiatrists play vital roles in mental health care. Psychology evolved from philosophical inquiries into the mind to a formal field of study, marked by systematic investigations into behavioural and cognitive processes. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental health disorders. Talk therapy is a form of mental health treatment used both by psychologists and psychiatrists to address the emotional, behavioural, and psychological issues. In addition, licensed counsellors, social workers, and psychiatric nurses are among the professionals who offer talk therapy. There are different types of talking therapy such as one-to-one, in a group, online, over the phone, with family, or with partner. Bhuta Vidya is the branch of traditional medicine that addresses mental and psychosomatic disorders attributed to “bhutas” [spirits or supernatural causes]. Modern medicine often describes it to encompass conditions arising from unknown or complex factors. The equivalent of Bhuta Vidya in this view tends to be Psychiatry or Neuropsychiatry and Psychological problems. Talk therapy is common to both traditional and modern medical practices in psychology and psychiatry. This paper is a study report on associated Indic traditions.

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