Farmers' Suicide in India: Implications for Public Mental Health

Farmers' suicide in India is a cause of concern and government figures, though conservative, predict an impending epidemic. Various measures to curb this calamity are being made in a piecemeal manner. Considering it as an issue of social and mental health concern, this article attempts to evalu...

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Main Author: Anindya Das
Format: Printed Book
Published: Int J Soc Psychiatry 2011 57: 21 2011
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Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/004243.pdf
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