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The World Health Organization and Mental Health Law

  • Duffy R
  • Kelly B
Springer Singapore, (2020), 35-48
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5009-6_3
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Abstract

Since 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) has done much to shape the evolution of mental health law. Their initial measures were often indirect, but they have recently assertively articulated the importance of legislation in health, including mental health. The...

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Duffy, R. M., & Kelly, B. D. (2020). The World Health Organization and Mental Health Law. In India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (pp. 35–48). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5009-6_3

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