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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 239-242 |
Marriage as a perceived panacea to mental illness in India: Reality check
Ashish Srivastava
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Bambolim, Goa, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashish Srivastava
Plot no. 34, Sagar Society, Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.105542
Marriage is a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. In India, there is a tremendous social and cultural pressure to marry. It is of paramount importance to discuss the relationship between marriage and mental illness in Indian scenario as marriage is perceived to be a panacea to mental illness by many. This review aims to explore whether marriage contributes to mental-health problems; whether it has a protective role; what effect it has on pre-existing mental illnesses and its outcome in major mental illnesses.
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