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A High Court judge reads a transcript of a previous session of the mobile court at the Jama Masjid Mosque in Delhi. The court was set up give case-by-case legal authority to Dr Nimesh Desai, head psychiatrist at the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences to legally asses his work in treating the mentally ill homeless with anti-psychotic drugs.
It is estimated that around than 150000 people - more than one percent of the city - is homeless and, with constant migration this is increasing on a daily basis. The incidence of mental illness amongst this group is very high. Delhi has little formal provision to deal with such a situation. Countrywide there are no more than 400 registered psychiatrists. Delhi, India

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A High Court judge reads a transcript of a previous session of the mobile court at the Jama Masjid Mosque in Delhi. The court was set up give case-by-case legal authority to Dr Nimesh Desai, head psychiatrist at the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences to legally asses his work in treating the mentally ill homeless with anti-psychotic drugs. <br /> It is estimated that around than 150000 people - more than one percent of the city - is homeless and, with constant migration this is increasing on a daily basis. The incidence of mental illness amongst this group is very high. Delhi has little formal provision to deal with such a situation. Countrywide there are no more than 400 registered psychiatrists. Delhi, India
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