Mental health law in India: origins and proposed reforms

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...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Mudasir Firdosi, Zulkarnain Z. Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-08-01
Series:BJPsych International
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000001264/type/journal_article