Placement of “Rahu” and Moon in the “lagna” (ascendant) and malefic planets in trines is known as “Pischaacha Grasta yoga”. It may make the person irrationally suspicious of others and can make him a maniac. If “Ketu” afflicts the Moon, it may also produce similar tendencies. It may also give birth to suicidal tendencies. If “Rahu” afflicts the Moon in the horoscope, the person may be cunning by thoughts and may suffer from schizophrenia and phobias. The afflictions of “Rahu” and “Ketu” on the Moon can cause more complications. If Moon is afflicted by Saturn, it may cause acute mental depression. If Moon is afflicted by Mars, the person may become overly aggressive, violent and may be of short-temper. It is also possible that the person may be quarrelsome. Moon under the affliction of Sun may make a person lose his temper quickly. If afflictions are in all the parameters, help from psychiatrist may become necessary. The degree and type of planet afflicting the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and the fifth house hold the key in understanding the level of mental problems. The placement of Moon in the sixth, eighth or the twelfth house is also not very welcome. If Moon is hemmed between malefic planets, the affliction is said to increase. Moon is considered to be afflicted if it receives the aspect of malefic planets or is associated with malefic planets. Affliction to the fifth house and the fifth lord may indicate problems with respect to logic or thinking process of the mind. This house signifies fascination, thinking and logic. The fifth house of the horoscope has a special role to play in judging mental disorders. If these three planets are afflicted in the horoscope, chances of mental illness may increase. In Vedic astrology, Moon signifies mind and Mercury stands for logic and intellect. This can help in diagnosing the mental health of the patient and it may also work as a preventive tool to minimize the effects of the disease before its onset. Sufficient clues about the mental health of a person can be obtained from a duly cast horoscope.
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The horoscope, the divisional charts and the “dasa” system all help in giving a good overview of different aspects of life. There is a matured system of judgment of these complications in Vedic astrology.
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This may help to time the period when the patient is likely to have mental fits. This may be a good analysis by itself if a relationship can be established between phases of moon and its effects on a mental patient. People from ancient period believed that the phases of the moon and madness are interlinked. The word lunatic has been derived from the Latin " lunacus", which means " luna" (moon). Various scholars, astrologers and thinkers have said that the state of mind and the Moon have some relationship. Mental health may also include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between day to day activities of life and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. According to Wikipedia, this term is used to describe a level of cognitive or emotional well-being of mind. Absence of mental disorder is considered mental health.