Exploring Psychiatrists’ Experiences During Transition from Mental Health Act, 1987 to Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in Goa, India [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychological MedicineBackground: Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA) came into force on 29 May 2018. Goa State Mental Health Authority (GSMHA) notified the Mental Health Review Board on 8 February 2022, completing the important process of implementation of the act.
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Mental healthcare act and electroconvulsive therapy: Making a case for review [PDF]
Indian Journal of PsychiatryThe Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 has introduced some restraints on the practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in India. It has prohibited the administration of unmodified ECT and ECT to minors without permission from the mental health review board.
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Dealing with statutory bodies under the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 India has an enormous burden of mental illness. In spite of the recognition of this population of people living with mental illness, the treatment gap continues to be about 83%. In order to meet this vast unmet need and in the view of aligning the mental
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The need for “Code of Practice” as a supplement to Mental Healthcare Act 2017 [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) 2017 is the current legislation overseeing and protecting the mental healthcare of patients with mental illness. All professionals working with this vulnerable patient population must abide by this legislation.
Divya Ganesh Nallur
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Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Impact on addiction and addiction services [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 The Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) 2017 has been recently enacted with the objectives of providing mental health services and securing of rights of the persons with mental illness.
Ashwin Mohan, Suresh Bada Math
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A decade of electroconvulsive therapy for minors under Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: Quo Vadimus [PDF]
Indian Journal of PsychiatryDespite its proven safety and effectiveness, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is seldom utilized in children and adolescents with severe mental illnesses.
Pooja Sharma, Nishant Goyal
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How to make rules and regulations for the states in accordance with the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) 2017 was gazetted on April 7, 2017. It repeals the Mental Health Act, 1987, and it can be implemented only after the state rules are formed. The central government has already published three sets of rules.
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Cost estimation for the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA) was a step that was essential, once the Government of India ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007.
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Caveats of mental healthcare act-2017: Recommendation for amendments [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 Vijender Singh +2 more
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Founding and managing a mental health establishment under the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 The World Health Organization Atlas reveals lower bed and mental health professionals ratio per population in India. This may be due to a poor allocation of funding in the mental health sector by the Government.
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