TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Marriage as a perceived panacea to mental illness in India: Reality check
JO  - Indian journal of psychiatry
A1  - Srivastava, A.
SP  - S239
EP  - S242
VL  - 55
IS  - SPEC. Suppl
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-5545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.105542
ID  - ref1
ER  -