The Hindu
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How decentralising therapy can help bridge India’s treatment gap
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The article discusses how India's shortage of mental health specialists has led general physicians to increasingly prescribe antidepressants in resource-constrained settings, and explores how decentralising therapy services could address this treatment gap.
How decentralising therapy can help bridge India’s treatment gap
Antidepressants are increasingly being prescribed by general physicians, often in busy settings. If a clinician has ten minutes, limited follow-up, and no access to psychosocial services, medication becomes the most feasible intervention, and over time reinforces both clinical habits and patient expectations
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