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Vol VII, Issue 1
Date of Publication: January 10, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2022.004
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THEME: ENGAGING WITH THE SCIENCE, ETHICS AND PRACTICE OF AYUSH
COMMENT: Alternative medicine under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017: Future implications and concerns
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.
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