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ReviewIndian journal of psychological medicine

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016: Mental Health Implications.

Abhilash Balakrishnan, Karishma Kulkarni, Sydney Moirangthem, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Suresh Bada Math, Pratima Murthy

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Review in Indian journal of psychological medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. National Mental Health Policy, India (2014): Where Have We Reached?Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2022
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  3. Ethics and Law.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2022
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  8. Autism spectrum disorder: An Indian perspective.Medical journal, Armed Forces India
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  9. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Mental Health Care.Indian journal of psychological medicine
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Abhilash BalakrishnanDepartment of Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Karishma KulkarniDepartment of Psychiatry, North Western Mental Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Sydney MoirangthemDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Channaveerachari Naveen KumarDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Suresh Bada MathDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Pratima MurthyDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

India's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) necessitated the need for a rights-based, biopsychosocial model of disability, which was endorsed in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. This article examines the Act, its rules, and guidelines provided by the Government of India, from a mental health perspective, and compares it to its predecessor, the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act, 1995. The RPwD Act provides clearer definitions of various constructs, a greater focus on rights of PwD, and guidelines for assessment and certification of disabilities. There is, however, an underemphasis on mental illnesses in the reservation and legal decision making, and a move toward centralizing the process of disability certification. Also, there is a lack of clarity about screening instruments to be used, resource allocation to implement the provisions, and the guidelines for inclusive education. This article suggests recommendations that could strengthen some of these provisions.

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DisabilityIndiamental illnessrightsRPwD

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