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Mental health law in India: origins and proposed reforms.

Firdosi, MM; Ahmad, ZZ (2016) Mental health law in India: origins and proposed reforms. BJPsych Int, 13 (3). pp. 65-67. ISSN 2056-4740 https://doi.org/10.1192/S2056474000001264
SGUL Authors: Firdosi, Muhammad Mudasir

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Abstract

Although mental health legislation has existed in India since the mid-19th century, it has gone through various changes over the years and the Mental Health Care Bill 2013 has generated a lot of debate and criticism. Despite its shortcomings, the general expectation is that this bill will usher in a new era of proper care and allow people with mental disorders to lead a dignified life.

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Additional Information: COPYRIGHT: © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016 This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE)
Journal or Publication Title: BJPsych Int
ISSN: 2056-4740
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
August 2016Published
2 January 2018Published Online
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
PubMed ID: 29093906
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/110943
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1192/S2056474000001264

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