| Literature DB >> 30681053 |
Richard M Duffy1, Brendan D Kelly2.
Abstract
In 2018, India's Mental Healthcare Act 2017 granted a legally binding right to mental healthcare to 1.3 billion people, in compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Many countries, including the UK, ratified the Convention but only India has stepped up to the mark so dramatically.Declaration of interestNone.Entities:
Keywords: Human rights; low- and middle-income countries; psychiatry and law; psychosocial interventions; service users
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30681053 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2018.250
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Psychiatry ISSN: 0007-1250 Impact factor: 9.319