Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA 2017)–A review from Forensic perspective

Authors

  • J S Sravan Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS Bhopal
  • Atul S Keche Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS Bhopal
  • Vivek Kumar Chouksey Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS Bhopal
  • V Poovaragavan Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS Bhopal

Keywords:

MHCA 2017, Mental illness, Advance directive, Nominated representative, Forensic

Abstract

Various laws have been implemented and amended for safeguarding the individuals suffering from mental ailments. The latest  addition is the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 which tries to answer several lacunas in previous editions. The act tries to give legal  solicitude with much needed precedence to rights of such patients. This review article is an attempt to go through the MHCA 2017  and its predecessor act, the Mental Health Act 1987 to discuss different modifications incorporated. This article tries to simply discuss  the practical aspects of this act and the medicolegal perspective which is very much important for a practicing physician.  

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Published

2021-11-12

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2021): Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (jul-sep) 2021

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Sravan, J. S., Keche, A. S., Kumar Chouksey, V., & Poovaragavan, V. (2021). Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA 2017)–A review from Forensic perspective . Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 43(3), 265-268. https://jiafm.in/index.php/jiafm/article/view/154