Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Royal College of Psychiatrists
Source : BJPsych International
Url : https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.18
Campus : Faridabad
School : School of Medicine
Department : Psychiatry
Year : 2019
Abstract : This paper discusses the influence of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 on mental healthcare in India. The new Act was introduced to meet the recommendations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Reforms proposed in the new legislation, challenges in their implementation and their effects on mental healthcare in the country are further discussed.
Cite this Research Publication : Rakesh K. Chadda, Influence of the new mental health legislation in India, BJPsych International, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2019.18