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Depression in an urban professional gets a therapist and an app. The same condition in a Bihar farmer means a faith healer, a family conspiracy of silence, or a suicide. India's mental health.

One in seven Indians lives with a mental disorder — yet 83% will never receive treatment. The treatment gap is the world's largest absolute number, and India's mental healthcare system is.

Mental health apps are growing at 20% a year in India and now collectively serve 25 million users. But can algorithms replace therapists — and who are these apps actually reaching?