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Amid a growing mental health crisis across Jammu and Kashmir, doctors say a significant number of people are beginning to come forward and seek treatment, marking a slow but positive shift in awareness and acceptance.

Official data from the Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag, accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reveals that over 3.7 lakh patients with mental health issues have been treated at the hospital in the past five years.

Similarly, the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), GMC Srinagar, has catered to around two lakh patients last year.

“As the only tertiary-level psychiatric hospital in the region, the IMHANS catered to around two lakh patients last year, including those seeking help for both general mental health prob

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