Mentally ill patients and the nation’s criminal justice system

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  • James T Antony Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur Author

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    https://doi.org/10.30834/KJP.35.2.2023.377

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    07-02-2023

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    Vol. 35 No. 2 (2022): July - Dec 2022

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    Ernakulam Psychiatric Society Oration

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    Mentally ill patients and the nation’s criminal justice system. Kerala Journal of Psychiatry [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 7 [cited 2026 Aug. 27];35(2):88-97. Available from: https://www.kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/377

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