Decriminalization of suicide as per Section 115 of Mental Health Care Act 2017
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The outcome of mental health care users admitted under Section 40 of the South African Mental Health Care Act (No 17 of 2002).
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0019-5545
DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_335_17