Articles on Disability and Mental Health

 

 

Abbreviations:

ILI           :Indian Law Institute, Library, New Delhi

NHRC   :National Human Rights Commission, Library, New Delhi

SCJL    :Supreme Court Judges Library, New Delhi

 

ADDLAKHA, Renu & MANDAL, Saptarshi: Disability law in India: Paradigm shift or evolving discourse? (Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 44, No. 41, Oct 2009, p 62) (NHRC)

 

ADDLAKHA, Renu: Disability, gender and society. (Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2 May – Aug 2008, p 191) (NHRC)

 

ARORA, Tarun: Rights of mentally retarded people. (Legal News & Views, Vol. 21, No. 9, Sept 2007, p 10) (NHRC)

 

ASHWIN, Abhinav: Trial and prosecution of the Mentally ill. (Indian Socio-Legal Journal, Vol. 31, No 1&2, 2005, p 131) (SCJL)

 

BACKGROUND TO the regional workshops on disability being organized by NHRC. (Journal of the National Human Rights Commission, Vol. 7, 2008, p 117) (NHRC)

 

BARU, Rama Vaidyanathan: Rehabilitation of disabled children: Lessons from two community projects. (Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol. 50, April 1989, p 227 – 33) (ILI)

 

BHAGAT, Megha: Mental disability: From institutional control to family care. (Combat Law, Vol. 7, No. 5, Sept – Oct 2008, p 39) (NHRC)

 

CHAKRAVARTI, Upali: Burden of caring: Families of the disabled in Urban India. (Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 15, No 2, May – Aug 2008, p 341) (NHRC)

 

CHALLA, Kaumundhi: Protection of rights of disabled person: International and national perspective.(Journal of the Institute of Human Rights, Vol. 9, No. 2, Dec 2006, p 25) (NHRC)

 

CONVENTION ON the rights of persons with disabilities 2006. (International Human Rights Report, Vol. 15, No 1, Jan 2008, p 277) (NHRC)

 

DAVAR, Bhargavi V: Mental illness to disability: Choice for women users. Survivors of psychiatry in self and identity constructions. (Indian  Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2, May – Aug 2008, p 261) (NHRC)

 

DAVAR, Bhargavi: Mental illness among Indian women. (Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 30, Nov 1995, p 2879 – 86) (ILI)

 

DESAI, Nimesh G, Om Prakash & Vijender Singh: Ageing and Mental Health in India: A wakeup call. (Help India–Research & Development Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan 2010, p 14) (NHRC)

 

DHANDA, Amita: A Participative evaluation of the rights of persons with psychosocial disability. (Journal of National Human Rights Commission, Vol. 3, 2004, p J-117) (SCJL)

 

DHANDA, Amita: Mental health and the law: Involuntary commitment to psychiatric institutions. (Lawyers Collective, Vol. 10, October – November 1995, p 12 – 4) (ILI)

 

DHANDA, Amita: Minority and mental health: Problematics of an unproblematic approach. (Journal of the Indian Law Institute, Vol. 36, October – Dec 1994, p 503 – 11) (ILI)

 

DHANDA, Amita: Sameness and difference: Twin track empowerment for women with disabilities. (Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 15, No 2 May – Aug 2008, p 191) (NHRC)

 

DODDS, Allan: Self–esteem and adjustment to sight loss. (The Educator, Vol. 20, No. 2, Jan 2008, p 20) (NHRC)

 

GESER, A: Representing people with hearing difficulties. (Lawyers Collective, Vol. 11, No. 8, Aug 1996, p 17) (SCJL)

 

HUMAN RIGHTS unraveling new vistas. (Ability, July – Sept 2008, p 8) (NHRC)

 

HUNT, Paul & MESQUITA, Judith: Mental disabilities and the human rights to be the highest attainable standard of health. (Human Rights Quaterly, Vol. 28, No. 2, May 2006, p 332) (NHRC)

 

JASMI, P M: Right of the persons with disabilities-problems and perspectives. (Cochin University Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, March 2006,p 76) (SCJL)

 

KATNER, R David: The mental health paradigm and the Mac Arthur study: Emerging issue challenging the competence of juveniles in delinquency systems. (American Journal of Law & Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2006, p 503) (SCJL)

 

LIGHT, Sarah: Rejecting the logic of confinement: Care relationships and the mentally disabled under tort law. (Yale Law Journal, Vol. 109, No. 2, November 1999, p 381) (SCJL)

 

MALLOY, Elizabeth Wilborn: De-institutionalizing the mentally disabled: The Canadian solution. (Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 3, Aug 2003, p 832) (NHRC)

 

MATHIVANAN, T: Women and mental health. (Law Weekly, Vol. 4, part 7, Nov 2008, p 65) (SCJL)

 

MEGRET, Frederic: Disabilities convention human rights of persons with disabilities or disability rights. (Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 2, May 2008, p 494) (NHRC)

 

MISHRA, Lakshmidar : Human Rights in mental healthcare : An introduction.  In NHRC : Mental healthcare and Human Rights, 2008 p15.

 

MISHRA, Lakshmidar : Mental  health and human rights In publication of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2010

 

MISHRA, Lakshmidar : Therapeutic dimension of mental health In Souvenir  Annual Conference on Psychiatry at Agra in Jan’2009.

 

MITTAL, J K: Law reform for the disabled:  A report. (Kanpur Law Journal, Vol. 4, 1987, p 100 – 4) (ILI)

 

MOHIT, Anuradha & KUMAR, Sanjay Singh: Poverty and disability: Arguments for an inclusive policy. (Journal of the National Human Rights Commission, Vol 5, 2005, p 99) (NHRC)

 

MOHIT, Anuradha: Rights of the disabled. (Journal of National Human Rights Commission, Vol. 1, 2002, p J-160) (SCJL)

 

MONDAL, Parthasarthi: Deplorable state of mental health care services. (Manistream, Vol. 30, No. 19, 1995, p 30 – 31) (ILL)

 

MUDGAL, Mukul: rights based approach to disability and development. (Nyaya Deep,  Vol. 7, Jan 2006, p 54) (SCJL)

 

NADAGOUDAR, Suresh V: Right to disabled persons: An overview of persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights, full Participation) Act, 1995 (Indian Bar Review, Vol. 27, April – June 2000, p 173 – 80) (ILI)

 

NATH, Reena & JHAMKHEDKAR, Shipa: Sanjivini: an effective voluntary effort towards mental health. (India Journal of Social Work, Vol. 56, Jan 1995, p17-28) (ILI)

 

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL to the convention on the rights of person with disabilities. (International Human Rights Report, Vol. 15, No 1, Jan 2008, p 277) (NHRC)

 

PANDE, D C: Law and physically disabled: Agenda of social justice. (Aligarh Law Journal, Vol. 9, 1988, p 13 – 24) (ILI)

 

PARKER, Camilla & CLEMENTS, Luke: The UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: A new rights to independent living. (European Human Rights Law Review, 2008, p 508) (NHRC)

 

PATIL, Shivaraj V: Laws relating to disability. (Published In Human Rights, p 46) (NHRC)

 

SADASIVAN NAIR, G: Mental disorder, crime and medical expert evidence. (Cochin University Law Review, Vol. 19, March – December 1995, p 131 – 40) (ILI)

 

SARKAR, Pratim: Persons with disabilities – rights, rehabilitation and resource development. (Labour & Industrial Cases, Vol. 41, Part 9, September 2008, p 274) (SCJL)

 

SHARMA, D K: Law and mental health an overview of International plans. (Patna Law Journal, Vol. 40, Part 3, June 2007, p 8) (SCJL)

 

SIKRI, A K: Disability human rights paradigm. (Human Rights Year Book, 2007, p 124) (NHRC)

 

SIKRI, A K: Human Rights of the disabled: World in a slow motion. (Journal of Constitutional & Parliamentary Studies, Vol. 38, No. 1-4, Jan-Dec 2004, p 1) (SCJL)

 

SINGH, Parmanand: Preferential job policies for the handicapped and the problem of equality. (Journal of Bar Council of India, Vol. 6, August - November 1977, p 123 – 34) (ILI)

 

SINGH, Surendra: Mental development of children and legal provisions. (Unreported Judgments, Vol. 1, Part 20, May 2005, p J-76) (SCJL)

 

SREENATH, Lalitha: Enforcement of right of the disabled. (Journal of the Indian Law in Institute, Vol 38, October – December 1996, p 535 – 43) (ILI)

 

STEIN, Ashley Michael: Disability human rights. (California Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 1, February 2007, p 75) (SCJL)

 

SUDESH, V: National and International approaches to defining disability. (Journal of the Indian Law Institute, Vol. 50, No. 2, April – June 2008, p 220) (NHRC)

 

VASUDEVA, Vikrant Narayan: Legal support to the differently abled: Enabling the disabled through law. (Andhra Weekly Reporter, Vol. 1, Part 5&6, Feb 2006, p J-32) (SCJL)

 

WARISI, Syed Maqbool Ali & RAO, M Narsing: Legislation for rehabilitation of disabled persons. (Andhra Law Times, Vol. 1, 1990, p 21 – 4) (ILI)

 

WOLF, David B: Effects of the Mantra on some mental health indicators. (Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol. 62, April 2001, p 151 – 68) (ILI)