Indian health bodies welcome passage of Mental Healthcare bill

 29-Mar-17, ET Healthworld 

Lauding the passage of Mental Healthcare Bill in Parliament, various health bodies said the legislation marks a paradigm shift in how people with mental disorders are treated in the country.

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However, they also cautioned that merely passing the law was not enough and caregivers along with other stakeholders, including the police, need to be sensitised that a person with mental disorder has the same rights as others.

"The Institute welcomes the new mental health care bill that makes a paradigm shift in how people with mental disorders are treated in the country. It recognises the role of a community-based patient-centric approach and decriminalizes suicide," said Pallab Maulik, Deputy Director George Institute for Global Health (GIGH), India.

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