Stigma haunts persons with mental illness who seek relief as per Disability Act 1995
[...]disability legislation plays a very important role in upholding the rights of the mentally ill. [...]this clause should be removed from the Act to uphold the rights of the disabled. [...]there is an urgent need to define them separately under the Mental Health Act and minimum standards applicab...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) India : 1994), 2011-01, Vol.133 (1), p.128-130 |
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Zusammenfassung: | [...]disability legislation plays a very important role in upholding the rights of the mentally ill. [...]this clause should be removed from the Act to uphold the rights of the disabled. [...]there is an urgent need to define them separately under the Mental Health Act and minimum standards applicable also require to be stated separately according to the care they offer. [...]the PWD Act (1995) is a landmark legislation by virtue of inclusion of the persons with mental illnesses under the purview of the Act. |
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ISSN: | 0971-5916 |