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. 2011 Apr;53(2):99-110.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.82532.

A utilitarian concept of manas and mental health

M Thirunavukarasu  1
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A utilitarian concept of manas and mental health

M Thirunavukarasu. Indian J Psychiatry. 2011 Apr.
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Figure 1
Scientific knowledge and areas - The three concentric circles (Reproduced with permission from James Trefil)
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Figure 2
Three constituents of the manas, operating simultaneously, synchronously and harmoniously
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Two-dimensional spectrum model of mental health
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Figure 4
Triangular model of mental health
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Algorithm for the clinical stratey for managing mental health problems using the mental health concept
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