Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Mental Health Review Board: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Mental Health Review Board

Sample item

The Mental Health Review Board established under the Act functions mainly to:

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Review advance directives, nominated representatives and admissions, and hear complaints

The Board is a quasi-judicial body established by the State authority, with the role of registering, modifying or cancelling advance directives and adjudicating on appointment of representatives, and hearing complaints about deficiencies in care. It also reviews long-stay and supported admissions.

Option by option

  • A. Prescribe drugs for patients

    Prescribing is a clinician's task.

  • B. Try criminal cases

    Criminal trial is for the courts.

  • C. Review advance directives, nominated representatives and admissions, and hear complaints (correct)

    Correct. This is the Board's role.

  • D. License medical colleges

    Licensing is the role of the National Medical Commission.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, Review advance directives, nominated representatives and admissions, and hear complaints. The Board is a quasi-judicial body established by the State authority, with the role of registering, modifying or cancelling advance directives and adjudicating on appointment of representatives, and hearing complaints about deficiencies in care.

Why is "Prescribe drugs for patients" not the answer?

Prescribing is a clinician's task.

Why is "Try criminal cases" not the answer?

Criminal trial is for the courts.

Why is "License medical colleges" not the answer?

Licensing is the role of the National Medical Commission.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Mental Health Review Board in Psychiatry. It also reviews long-stay and supported admissions.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Mental Health Review Board?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.