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New Bill to Make Electric Shock Treatment a Rarity

-Outlook Aiming to humanise the treatment of Mental illnesses, government has drafted a new Bill which proposes to give patients the right to choose in advance the kind of treatment and recommends use of electric shocks in rare cases. In the new draft law for mental sickness, government also proposes to ban electro convulsive treatment (ECT) (electric shocks) for minors as also its use directly in adults and recommended its use only...

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States urged to adopt T.N. norms in MGNREGS for persons with Mental illness -Aarti Dhar

-The Hindu Taking up the cause of persons with Mental illness, their families and care-givers, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked State governments to explore the possibility of identifying employment opportunities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme that are particularly suitable for such people. Citing a recent government order of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department of Tamil Nadu, through which guidelines have been laid...

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Mental health Bill seeks to decriminalize suicide bid -Kounteya Sinha

-The Times of India The Union health ministry is pushing to decriminalize the act of attempting suicide, which currently is an offence under Section 309 of the IPC with a punishment of up to one year in jail and a fine. The new Mental Health Care Bill 2012, that is expected to be tabled in the winter session, aims to introduce a provision saying "no complaint, investigation or prosecution shall be entertained...

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Government to ban tonsuring of mentally ill, patients to wear their own clothes -Kounteya Sinha

-The Times of India Compulsory tonsuring, a common practice on patients of Mental illnesses, is all set to be banned. When admitted in any mental institute, such patients will wear their personal clothes and not be forced to wear uniforms provided by the establishment. Now, menstrual care of women Mental illness patients will be taken care by the institute Mental homes will need to have facilities for leisure, recreation, education and religious practices...

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New bill to unshackle mentally ill patients -Nagendar Sharma

-The Hindustan Times A new proposed bill aims to provide relief to mentally ill patients across the country. Prepared by the law and health ministries, it will ensure that patients are not dumped in hospitals and mental asylums for more than six months or given electric shocks without their prior consent. The Mental Health Care Bill, which seeks to update India’s 25-year-old law in accordance with the United Nations’ conventions, calls...

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