Concordance of the Indian Mental Healthcare Act 2017 with the World Health Organization’s Checklist on Mental Health Legislation
Abstract Background India is revising its mental health legislation with the Indian Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (IMHA). When implemented, this legislation will apply to over 1.25 billion people. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a Resource Book (WHO-RB) on mental health, human ri...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mental Health Systems |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-017-0155-1 |