Mental Health Act 1987

A Decade with the Mental Health Act, 1987

The Mental Health Act, 1987 came into force in 1993. Mental Health Authorities that were created by this Act are useful, but the present situation of not having Government Mental Hospitals under the scrutiny of these authorities is a shortcoming. The high capital needed for upgradation of Government mental hospitals; is likely to be found, only with the intervention of Mental Health Authorities...

Amendments to the Mental Health Act, 1987: key controversies.

1. Murthy P. The Mental Health Act 1987: Quo Vadimus? Indian J Med Ethics. 2010 Jul-Sep;7(3): 152-6. 2. Gupta i. Out of pocket expenditure and poverty: estimates from NSS-61st round. Draft paper presented for consideration of the Expert Group on Poverty [internet]. 2009 May 12 [cited 2010 Sep 24].Available from: http://www.planningcommission.gov.in/reports/genrep/indrani.pdf 3. Shah b, Parthee ...

Mental Health Act (1987): Need for a paradigm shift from custodial to community care

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Mental handicap and the mental health act.

Implementing the Mental Health Act

Residential Accommodation and Day Centres The proposals put forward for hostels vary considerably : the majority see the need for something extra and some plan special hostels for the aged and mentally infirm; some for patients discharged from mental hospitals; some use the hostels of voluntary organisations, some their own. Little is said about the need to collaborate with mental hospitals but...