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COMMENT: Alternative medicine under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017: Future implications and concerns.

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In recent years, the Indian government has been promoting healthcare with an insufficient evidence base, or which is non-evidence-based, alongside delivery of evidence-based care by untrained practitioners, through supportive legislation… Click to show full abstract

In recent years, the Indian government has been promoting healthcare with an insufficient evidence base, or which is non-evidence-based, alongside delivery of evidence-based care by untrained practitioners, through supportive legislation and guidelines. The Mental Health Care Act, 2017, is a unique example of a law endorsing such practices. In this paper, we aim to highlight the positive and negative implications of such practices for the delivery of good quality mental healthcare in India.

Keywords: act 2017; care act; care; mental health; health care; medicine

Journal Title: Indian journal of medical ethics
Year Published: 2022

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