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. 2019 Jan 28:364:l295.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l295.

Integrating mental health with other non-communicable diseases

Dan J Stein  1   2 , Corina Benjet  3 , Oye Gureje  4 , Crick Lund  1   5 , Kate M Scott  6 , Vladimir Poznyak  7 , Mark van Ommeren  7
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Integrating mental health with other non-communicable diseases

Dan J Stein et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Mental disorders often coexist with other non-communicable diseases and they share many risk factors. Dan Stein and colleagues examine the evidence for an integrated approach

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following. DJS has received research grants or consultancy honorariums from Biocodex, Lundbeck, and Sun.

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