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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 28, 2016 - Issue 3: Yoga and Mental Health
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Current status of yoga in mental health services

Shivarama VaramballyNIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
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B. N. GangadharNIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, BangaloreCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 233-235 | Received 19 Jan 2016, Accepted 26 Feb 2016, Published online: 12 Apr 2016

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