title: Psychiatric health laws in Pakistan: from lunacy to mental health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Health Sciences, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan. aigilani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmed Ijaz
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Gilani
authors.forename: Umer Ijaz
authors.initials: UI
authors.lastname: Gilani
authors.forename: Pashtoon Murtaza
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kasi
authors.forename: Murad Musa
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002961:Civil Rights; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004989:Ethics; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D007514:Islam; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000208:ethnology; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards; D011050:Policy Making; D011287:Prejudice; D012924:Social Conditions