Open AccessMarriage as a perceived panacea to mental illness in India: Reality check
Author(s) -
Ashish Srivastava
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.105542
Subject(s) - panacea (medicine) , mental illness , mental health , psychiatry , psychology , outcome (game theory) , social psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , economics , pathology , mathematical economics
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.