Mental Health Act 1987: Is A Change Required?

Since 4th Century BC ,when Hippocrates theorized ,that physiological abnormalities may be the root cause of mental disorders to present times when in US on 4th October 2008 Mental Health Parity legislation was signed , there has been a paradigm shift in the way humanity sees a mental illness or a person with mental illness. Although still far behind the developed world, India is one of the more progressive Asian nations in terms of its perspective on mental health and actions it has taken in mental health care. The history of mental health care in India has seen some dramatic changes, and the factors affecting Asia have been important determinants in shaping the state of its mental health care attitudes and services.

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