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. 2022 Mar;64(Suppl 1):S163-S175.
doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_47_21. Epub 2022 Mar 22.

Interface of Law and Psychiatric Problems in the Elderly

P T Sivakumar  1 , Shiva Shanker Reddy Mukku  1   2 , Sarvada C Tiwari  3 , Mathew Varghese  1 , Sanjay Gupta  4 , Laxmikant Rathi  5
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Interface of Law and Psychiatric Problems in the Elderly

P T Sivakumar et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2022 Mar.
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Older adult abuse/neglect evaluation
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Situations where mental capacity is challenged in older adults
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