Anil Kumar B N¹, Virupaksha K L^2*, Sushma Rayappa³

 

¹Department of Psychiatry, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, INDIA.

²Department of General Medicine, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, INDIA.

³Department of Psychiatry, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA.

Email: virukl2008@gmail.com

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