Suicide in India: A preventable epidemic

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¹ Department of Psychiatry, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Glen Oaks, New York, USA.
² Park Nicollet Speciality Center, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (Institute of National Importance), Bengaluru 560 029, Karnataka, India.

Editorial

Srinagesh Mannekote Thippaiah et al. Indian J Med Res. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;150(4):324-327.

doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1805_19.

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Glen Oaks, New York, USA.
² Park Nicollet Speciality Center, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (Institute of National Importance), Bengaluru 560 029, Karnataka, India.

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