Simplified Version Of The Access To Justice Manual For Persons With Mental Disabilities
36 Downloads
The Mental Health Act defines a person suffering from mental disorder to be one diagnosed as a psychopathic person with mental illness and a person suffering from mental illness due to alcohol or substance abuse.
According to the Task Force on Mental Health, mental illnesses include depression and anxiety followed by substance abuse with alcohol abuse being the most prevalent. Further,60% of persons in remand suffer from mental conditions majority being petty offenders.