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Asia is by far the largest continent in the world in terms of area with population exceeding 3.5 billion and has dozens of cultures, religions, languages and ethnic groups. As a result of its highly varied political systems, Asia also spawns a wide variety of health care systems including mental health care systems, often based on historical roots and at times colonial heritages. The people who suffer from mental or neurological disorders in the continent form a vulnerable section of society and often face stigma, discrimination and marginalization in all societies, and this increases the likelihood that their human rights will be violated This book tackles the issue of mental health legislation in South Asia. The first of its kind, it addresses an issue that is necessary for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders and serves as an essential text for reinforcing mental health policy in South Asia. It is a timely addition to our global understanding of mental health and how different regions address it.

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Mental Health in South Asia: Ethics, Resources, Programs and Legislation; An Appraisal of Current Status and future directions.- SECTION I- ETHICAL ISSUES.- 1. HUMAN RIGHTS AND PSYCHIATRY IN SOUTH ASIA; Ajit Awasthi & Subhmohan Singh.- 2. ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHIATRY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE; Suresh Bada Math, Biju Viswanath, Ami Sebastian Maroky.- 3. ETHICAL HANDLING OF RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES: A SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVE; Gurvinder S. Kalra, Nilesh Shah, Nicholas Deakin and Dinesh Bhugra.- 4. ETHICS AND PSYCHIATRY: EAST VERSUS WEST; T. Maniam & Fifa Rahman.- 5. ETHICS IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHO-THERAPY: WHAT WE NEED TO LEARN - A SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVE; Arun Kumar Gupta & Anuradha Menon.- SECTION II- RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES; a) .Mental Health Programs & Policies (their current status and future prospects).- 6. PROGRAMS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND POLICIES IN SOUTH ASIA: ORIGIN AND

CURRENT STATUS; Muhammad Afzal Javed .- 7. PROGRAMS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND POLICIES IN SOUTH ASIA: INITIATIVES AND OBSTACLES; Rahul Shidhaye, Siham Sikander, Mark Jordans, Prasantha De Silva, Sudipto Chatterjee.- 8. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE USA: POLICIES AND PROGRAMS - WHAT CAN INDIA LEARN FROM WESTERN MODELS? Anand K. Pandurangi, Antony Fernandez, Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan.- 9. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE USA: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS - WHAT INDIA CAN LEARN FROM WESTERN MODELS?; Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, Antony Fernandez, Anand K. Pandurangi; b) . Community Psychiatry 10. MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES: PROGRESS, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS; R. Srinivasa Murthy.- 11. MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN SOUTH ASIA; Anju Kuruvilla, K.S. Jacob.- 12. ALLIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRIC NURSES AND PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKERS: AVAILABILITY AND COMPETENCY; R.K. Chadda & R. Prashanth.- 13. PRIVATE SECTOR PSYCHIATRY: WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER TO MENTALLY ILL PERSONS IN SOUTH ASIA?; Charles Pinto & Malay Dave.- 14. NGOs AND MENTAL HEALTH: INITIATIVES AND PROGRESS; R.Thara.- 15. ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE: WHAT IS NEEDED IN THE REGION?; Pratap Sharan & T Sivakumar.- 16. MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF EAST AND WEST: BEYOND RESOURCES AND GEOGRAPHICAL REALITIES; Levent Küey & ElifKirmizi Alsan.- SECTION III- MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION.- 17. A MENTAL HEALTH LAW FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES; George Szmukler, Adarsh Tripathi, Rowena Daw, John Dawson.- 18. MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES: SHORTCOMINGS AND

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; Mohan Isaac.- 19. MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION: EVOLUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES; V.K Varma, Harishchandra Gambheera & Nitin Gupta.- 20. MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION: COMPARISON OF SOUTH ASIAN AND WESTERN COUNTRIES; J.K. Trivedi, Adarsh Tripathi and Sujit Kar.

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