SAA was registered as a society on 18th Dec 1997 and as a public charitable trust on the 18th February 1998. Three major areas of focus then were:
Creating public awareness about mental disorders & their management,
Empowering afflicted families through training, SHG, talks of experts and formal training and
Networking with other similar NPOs at the national and international levels.
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Dr. Low's clinical approach focused on reducing the symptoms of anxiety, panic, and depression that complicate the long-term course of major psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, manic-depressive illness, and psychotic depression). Decreased self esteem was related to the stigma of mental illness that Dr. Low believed could be overcome by patients and their families through the Recovery Method.
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