Yoga therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A case series from India

Shubha G S Bhat1, Rashmi Arasappa1, Aarti Jagannathan2

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

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