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. 2010 Jan;52(Suppl 1):S38-42.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.69205.

Indian psychiatry: Research and international perspectives

Roy Abraham Kallivayalil  1 , Rakesh K Chadda, Juan E Mezzich
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Indian psychiatry: Research and international perspectives

Roy Abraham Kallivayalil et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Indian psychiatry has many contributions to the world psychiatry to its credit. These include active participation in the international scientific organizations, research, and also creation of the manpower resources in many other countries. India has been an active partner in the research initiatives of the World Health Organization and the World Psychiatric Association. Research by the Indian psychiatrists played an important role in recognition of the entity of acute and transient psychotic disorders, some culture bound syndromes like Dhat syndrome and understanding the role of families in care of schizophrenia and course and outcome of schizophrenia.

Keywords: Indian; mental health; psychiatry; research.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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