Open AccessMarriage, mental illness and law
Author(s) -
Indira Sharma,
Karri Rama Reddy,
Rabindra Mukund Kamath
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0019-5545.161502
Subject(s) - legislation , mental illness , constructive , law , hinduism , psychology , psychiatry , political science , mental health , computer science , philosophy , theology , process (computing) , operating system
The Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954 and the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955 have put restrictions on the marriage of persons with mental illness, which are proving to be detrimental to patients and their families. There is an urgent need to address this problem. The deficiencies in the existing legislation have been projected and constructive suggestions have been put forward.