TY - JOUR AU - Sidhu, Gulbahar S AU - Gul, Deepali PY - 2021/01/22 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Understanding the Essence of Mood Disorders through the Eyes of Poetry JF - Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion JA - Sus VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.38192/14.1.9 UR - https://sushrutajnl.net/index.php/sushruta/article/view/109 SP - 1-5 AB - <p>Psychiatric disorders have a history as old as mankind. The ancient literature is replete with vivid descriptions of various afflictions of the mind. Throughout history, the human intellect has assiduously tried to classify illnesses on the basis of common features between them. In fact, this tendency to classify extends far beyond the realms of illnesses to include virtually all phenomena that occur around us.&nbsp;</p><p>Could poetry help in rediscovering this lost essence? This is the basic question that this research paper attempts to answer.</p> ER -