Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Chowk, Lucknow 226003, U.P., India.
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Chowk, Lucknow 226003, U.P., India.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2014 Dec;12:3-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.06.019. Epub 2014 Jul 8.
To improvise the shortcomings of existing of mental health legislation (The Mental Health Act, 1987) of India, amendments have been made which ultimately conceptualized, to form the Mental Health Care Bill. Mental Health Care Bill has brought a revolutionary change in the existing mental health legislation which is in its final phase of approval.
Many of the changes brought by the Mental Health Care Bill has been appreciated at different level, at the same time it has received robust criticism for over-legalizing and complicating the delivery of mental health care.
Caregivers play a pivotal role in the management of psychiatric illness in developing countries like India and they face a lot of challenges for providing support to the mentally ill patients.
The social, economical, physical as well as the psychological wellbeing of the caregivers are significantly affected while providing care to the mentally ill. The forthcoming Mental Health Care Bill is likely to have a noteworthy impact on the caregivers. It's high time to analyze, its projected impact on the caregivers of patients suffering from mental illness.
为了弥补印度现有心理健康立法（1987 年《精神卫生法》）的不足，进行了修订，最终形成了《精神卫生保健法案》。精神卫生保健法案对现有的精神卫生立法带来了革命性的变化，目前已进入最后批准阶段。
精神卫生保健法案带来的许多变化在不同层面都得到了认可，但同时也因其过度法律化和使精神卫生保健复杂化而受到强烈批评。
护理人员在印度等发展中国家的精神疾病管理中起着关键作用，他们在为精神病患者提供支持方面面临着诸多挑战。
在为精神病患者提供护理时，护理人员的社会、经济、身体和心理健康都会受到显著影响。即将出台的《精神卫生保健法案》可能会对护理人员产生重大影响。现在是时候分析一下该法案对精神疾病患者的护理人员的预期影响了。
