Laws relating to psychiatry in india

Author: 
Dhatchayani and V. Hemavathy

In India the mental health act was introduced in the year of 1987 for the welfare of mentally ill persons. The mental health act as 10 chapters dealing with admission and discharge of the mentally ill persons. This act use term mentally ill person which was early known as lunatic.

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2360-2361
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/23956429.ijcmpr20170239
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