@article{ref1,
title="Marriage as a perceived panacea to mental illness in India: Reality check",
journal="Indian journal of psychiatry",
year="2013",
author="Srivastava, A.",
volume="55",
number="SPEC. Suppl",
pages="S239-S242",
abstract="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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-5545",
doi="10.4103/0019-5545.105542",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.105542"
}