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Dear friends I am emailing to update you on a number of publications arising from our work on mental disorders in India published this month which may be of relevance to public health aspects of mental disorders in other parts of India and other developing countries. First is an article in the January issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood demonstrating the relationship between maternal depression and infant growth and development. Second is an article in the January 4th issue of the Lancet demonstrating the superior efficacy and cost-effectiveness of antidepressants for the treatment of common mental disorders in general health care. Third is an article in the January issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry describing an evaluation of a community based rehabilitation program for schizophrenia in a rural region of India. Finally, I am pleased to share that my book 'Where There Is No Psychiatrist', targeted to community and general health workers in developing countries and remote regions of the world, is being released this month by Gaskell Press of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. You can get more information on the book from their website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications I would value comments on any of these publications, Regards Vikram Sangath-Goa -------------------------------------------------------
