Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India
This viewpoint draws attention to the disparities that exist between the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the facilities that are available to specialists on the digital platform of certification for mental illnesses to address the severity of the impairment. It also recognizes that...
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| author | Apoorva K. Bachhav Harshit B. Sharma Kartik M. Singhai |
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| description | This viewpoint draws attention to the disparities that exist between the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the facilities that are available to specialists on the digital platform of certification for mental illnesses to address the severity of the impairment. It also recognizes that the lack of clear rules makes it difficult to reevaluate both single and multiple disabilities. The process of disability certification is further complicated by other factors, including inadequate training of medical professionals and clerical staff, server associated delays as well as the lack of uniformity of standard operating procedures among disability centers across the country. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9fd3dbca326144949e9cd9f04bb3e9da2025-08-20T04:02:17ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatry0019-55451998-37942025-07-0167770770910.4103/indianjpsychiatry_959_24Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in IndiaApoorva K. BachhavHarshit B. SharmaKartik M. SinghaiThis viewpoint draws attention to the disparities that exist between the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the facilities that are available to specialists on the digital platform of certification for mental illnesses to address the severity of the impairment. It also recognizes that the lack of clear rules makes it difficult to reevaluate both single and multiple disabilities. The process of disability certification is further complicated by other factors, including inadequate training of medical professionals and clerical staff, server associated delays as well as the lack of uniformity of standard operating procedures among disability centers across the country.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_959_24disability certificationimpairment severitylearning disabilitiesrights of persons with disabilities act (rpwd) |
| spellingShingle | Apoorva K. Bachhav Harshit B. Sharma Kartik M. Singhai Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India Indian Journal of Psychiatry disability certification impairment severity learning disabilities rights of persons with disabilities act (rpwd) |
| title | Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India |
| title_full | Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India |
| title_fullStr | Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India |
| title_short | Challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in India |
| title_sort | challenges in disability certification in psychiatry in india |
| topic | disability certification impairment severity learning disabilities rights of persons with disabilities act (rpwd) |
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