Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: A Framework for Ensuring Psychosocial Interventions

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Suresh Bada Math. Indian J Psychol Med. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 8;47(5):427-429.

doi: 10.1177/02537176251350947. eCollection 2025 Sep.

¹ Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

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The author declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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