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. 2013;10(5):e1001448.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001448. Epub 2013 May 28.

Grand challenges: integrating mental health services into priority health care platforms

Vikram Patel  1 , Gary S Belkin, Arun Chockalingam, Janice Cooper, Shekhar Saxena, Jürgen Unützer
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Grand challenges: integrating mental health services into priority health care platforms

Vikram Patel et al. PLoS Med. 2013.

Abstract

In the last article of a five-part series providing a global perspective on integrating mental health, Vikram Patel and colleagues discuss the competencies, operational innovation, and packages of care needed, and argue that integration will complement primary care system strengthening.

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Conflict of interest statement

VP is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. The authors have declared that no other competing interests exist.

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