Comments on the editorial on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016 and Psychiatric Care.

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  • Hareesh Angothu Associate Professor in Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore Author

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.30834/KJP.33.1.2020.191

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    John T. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and Psychiatric Care. KJP [Internet]. 2020Feb.13 [cited 2020 April 24];. Available from: https://kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/183

    Ministry Of Law And Justice (Legislative Department, The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016(No. 49 Of 2016). Published in the gazette on 27th December 2016. Available at https://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2155?view_type=browse&sam_handle=123456789/1362 last accessed on 3rd April 2020.

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    National Trust for persons with Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, wide reply dated 26th April 2019. Available at https://drive.google.com/open?id=17RXyVJRr5VOZ8hbIqUTck70_Kq_Zc4pe. last accessed on 3rd April 2020.

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    Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons With Disabilities) Notification: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2019. New Delhi, 8th March 2019. Available at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TaUrD9KxCL7NsmTex-JoNIkyokiGF-dZ last accessed on 3rd April 2020.

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    11-06-2020

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    Letter to the Editor

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    Comments on the editorial on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016 and Psychiatric Care. Kerala Journal of Psychiatry [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 11 [cited 2026 Aug. 18];33(1):76-9. Available from: https://kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/191