Stigma haunts persons with mental illness who seek relief as per disability act 1995

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 128-130

  Math, Suresh Bada ^a   Nirmala, Maria Christine ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Strategic Human Resource Management India Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; STIGMA;

EID: 80054747862     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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