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