Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Bambolim, Goa, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;55(Suppl 2):S239-42. 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.
婚姻是一种受法律认可的自愿和契约关系。在印度,存在着巨大的社会和文化压力来促使人们结婚。因此,探讨印度婚姻与精神疾病之间的关系至关重要,因为许多人认为婚姻是治疗精神疾病的万灵药。本综述旨在探讨婚姻是否会导致精神健康问题;它是否具有保护作用;它对已有精神疾病的影响以及对主要精神疾病的结局。