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Mental health law in India: origins and proposed reforms

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Muhammad Mudasir Firdosi  and
Zulkarnain Z. Ahmad
Muhammad Mudasir Firdosi
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, email muhammad.firdosi@kcl.ac.uk
Zulkarnain Z. Ahmad
Affiliation:
South West London and St George's NHS Trust, London, UK
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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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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , August 2016 , pp. 65 - 67
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