Newly enacted mental health law in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Karim, Mohammad Ershadul, Shaikh, Sabuj
• Format: Article
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare; K Law (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35729/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118409510&doi=10.1192%2fbji.2021.1&partnerID=40&md5=b0f4ef9cb5a9be80a0783e00e8c09445

Mental health problems are almost ignored in Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The lack of overall health literacy and human resources due to an ineffectively updated legal and regulatory framework, coupled with very limited but misused budget allocation, are some...