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Psychiatry in Bangladesh

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. Rezaul Karim ,
Fakhruzzaman Shaheed  and
Siddhartha Paul
M. Rezaul Karim
Affiliation:
Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh, email psyrkarim@yahoo.com
Fakhruzzaman Shaheed
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital
Siddhartha Paul
Affiliation:
Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College
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The People's Republic of Bangladesh is located in South Asia. The total land area of Bangladesh is 147570 km2. Its total population in 2001 was about 123 million. The population growth rate is 1.47%; of the total population, 75% live in rural areas and 25% in urban areas (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2000).

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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 16 - 18
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