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Has the Mental Health Act had its day?
BMJ 2017; 359 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5248 (Published 16 November 2017)
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Re: Has the Mental Health Act had its day?
Guidelines based management in psychiatric disorders can also address medico-legal issues.
Investigations and treatments including counselling for patients with mental health disorders must be based on definite guidelines. This guidelines based approach in managing psychiatric illnesses will also address to avoid any medico-legal problems arising out of minor or major psychiatric disorders.
Competing interests: No competing interests
16 November 2017
M.A. Aleem
Neurologist
A.M.Hakkim
ABC Hospital
Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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