The rights of persons with disabilities Act 2016: Mental health implications

The rights of persons with disabilities Act 2016: Mental health implications

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,...

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Main Authors: Abhilash Balakrishnan, Karishma Kulkarni, Sydney Moirangthem, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Suresh Bada Math, Pratima Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Disability
India
mental illness
rights
RPwD
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2019;volume=41;issue=2;spage=119;epage=125;aulast=Balakrishnan

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