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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 28, 2016 - Issue 4: Social Justice for People with Mental Illness
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Legal protection of the right to work and employment for persons with mental health problems: a review of legislation across the world

Renuka NardodkarCentre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India;
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Soumitra PathareCentre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India;
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Antonio VentriglioDepartment of Mental Health, ASUR, Foggia, Italy; ;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy;
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João Castaldelli-MaiaDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, Fundação do ABC, Santo André, Brazil;
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Kenneth R. JavateDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, The Medical City Hospital, Manila, Philippines;
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Julio ToralesPsychiatry and Medical Psychology, Neuroscience Department, National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay;
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Dinesh BhugraWorld Psychiatric Association, Geneva, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 375-384 | Received 01 Jul 2016, Accepted 05 Jul 2016, Published online: 08 Aug 2016

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