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ReviewIndian journal of psychiatry2019

Mental Healthcare Act 2017 - Aspiration to action.

Suresh Bada Math, Vinay Basavaraju, Shashidhara Nagabhushana Harihara, Guru S Gowda, Narayana Manjunatha, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Mahesh Gowda

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Review in Indian journal of psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Suresh Bada MathDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Vinay BasavarajuDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Shashidhara Nagabhushana HariharaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Guru S GowdaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Narayana ManjunathaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Channaveerachari Naveen KumarDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Mahesh GowdaDepartment of Psychiatry, Spandana Health Care, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is no health without mental health. Recently conducted National Mental Health Survey quoted a prevalence of 13.7% lifetime and 10.6% current mental morbidity. To address this mammoth problem, an aspirational law was enacted titled "Mental Healthcare Act, 2017" (MHCA 2017). The act is progressive and rights based in nature. The whole dedicated Chapter 5 on "Rights of the person with mental illness" is the heart and soul of this legislation. However, the act mainly focuses on the rights of the persons with mental illness (PMI), only during treatment in hospital but is not equally emphatic about continuity of treatment in the community. The act fails to acknowledge and foster the role and contribution of family members in providing care to PMI. Although there are many positive aspects to the MHCA 2017, it may impact adversely on the mental health care in India. This article focuses on the shortcomings and challenges of the act and also makes attempts to offer alternatives considering the available resources and ground reality. Concepts such as "Advance directives" and "Nominated representatives" appear to be very attractive, idealistic, and aspirational, but not evidenced based in the Indian context considering the resources. The act fails to make an impact even after 22 months to attain the goal, and will require pervasive efforts to fulfil a purpose that directs its development. This law needs to be amended as per the local resources and requirements of the society.

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IndiaLawMHCA 2017Psychiatry

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PMID31040454
PMCPMC6482691
OpenAlexW2954531375

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