Ratna, Nikhil
Kamble, Nitish L.
Venkatesh, Sowmya D.
Purushottam, Meera
Pal, Pramod K.
Jain, Sanjeev
Article History
Received: 23 April 2019
Accepted: 2 March 2020
First Online: 12 March 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study is an audit of a part of PhD thesis dissertation approved by Ethics Committee (Ref No. NIMH/DO/ETHICS SUB-COMMITTEE 29th MEETING/2016) of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Written consent has been taken from people under regular follow-up and verbal consent was obtained during telephonic interviews for those who are not under follow-up or are not alive. Informants/patients were explained about the survey in the very beginning and given a choice to participate or decline before continuing with the interview. This has been approved by the committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.