India's Mental Healthcare Act 2017 : building laws, protecting rights /

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Author / Creator:	Duffy, Richard M.
Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, 2020.
Description:	1 online resource (296 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Mental health laws -- India. Politics & government. Sociology. Psychiatry. Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy. Social Science -- People with Disabilities. Medical -- Psychiatry -- General. Mental health laws. India. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12605370

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Other authors / contributors:	Kelly, Brendan (Brendan D.)
ISBN:	9789811550096 9811550093 9811550085 9789811550089
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This book comprehensively discusses the background to the passing of India's revolutionary Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering a detailed description of the Act itself and a rigorous analysis in the context of the CRPD and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for mental health law. It examines the fine balance, between complying with the CRPD while still delivering practical, humane, and implementable legislation. It explores how this legislation was shaped by the WHO standards and provides insights into areas where the Indian legislators deviated from these guidelines and why. Taking India as an example, it highlights what is possible in other low- and middle-income countries. Further it covers key issues in mental health, identifying potential competing interests and exploring the difficulties and limitations of international guidelines. The book is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, non-governmental organizations and all mental healthcare workers in India and anyone studying human rights law.
Other form:	Print version: Duffy, Richard M. India's Mental Healthcare Act 2017 : Building Laws, Protecting Rights Singapore : Springer,c2020 9789811550089
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-15-5

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