@article{Irfan_2011, title={IMPLEMENTATION OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN PAKISTAN: A DREAM IN SEARCH OF REALITY?}, volume={24}, url={https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1045}, abstractNote={<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><p>Pakistan,</p></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><p>prevention; treatment and rehabilitation through inter-sectoral collaboration</p></font></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">. In the same year, a substance</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><p>abuse policy was also formulated which included interventions for both reduction of supply and demand</p></font></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">. Subsequently, a two-phased national mental health plan was developed with an aim to work towards adoption of biopsychosocial model, integration of mental health at all levels of health care, public-private <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">partnership and the promotion of public health approach to health care</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">. These were preceded by a national mental health programme, part of the general health policy of the country, which was formulated <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">in 1986 and got fully implemented in 2001 </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">after the replacement of Lunacy Act 1912 with a new Mental <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Health Ordinance 2001, in February 2001</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"> </span><p> </p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">half a century after independence, became a member of the group of 60% countries of the<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><p>world which have a mental health policy, in 1997</p></font></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">. The policy covers areas of advocacy, promotion,</span></span></span></span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Irfan, Muhammad}, year={2011}, month={Oct.} }