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Chapter VIII - Protection of Human Rights of Mentally Ill Persons
81. Protection of Human Rights of Mentally Ill Persons
1. No mentally ill person shall be subjected during treatment to any indignity (whether physical or mental) or cruelty.
2. No mentally ill person under treatment shall be used for purposes of research, unless -
i. such research is of direct benefit to him for purposes of diagnosis or treatment, or
ii. Such person, being a voluntary patient, has given his consent in writing or where such person (whether or not a voluntary patient) is incompetent, by reason of minority or otherwise, to give valid consent, the guardian or other person competent to give consent on his behalf, has given his consent in writing, for such research.
iii. Subject to any rules made in this behalf under Sec.94 for the purpose of preventing vexatious or defamatory communications or communications prejudicial to the treatment of mentally ill persons, no letters or other communications sent by or to a mentally ill persons under treatment shall be intercepted, detained or destroyed.
COMMENT - This section provides for protection of human rights of mentally ill persons.
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I have a sister who studied till 12th and know does not speak anything and behaves very different. In my and my dad absence my mom hits her. How can I stop this. I & dad hav tried a lot to stop but it doesnot work
Thanks for the above details,
My questions;
If a psychiatrist[ retired as colnol , senior advisor from Armed forces] is operating his clinic and he is treating a patient for 1year,
1] can he abandon or refuse the treatment to his patient.. ?
2] can he refuse to give first aid to a sudden out burst of his mentally ill patient ?
I would appreciate your response
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