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ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2023

Marriage in persons with severe mental illness: A narrative review-based framework for a supported relationship.

Lavinia A M Lyngdoh, Sojan Antony, Chethan Basavarajappa, Janaki Raman Kalyanasundaram, Thirumoorthy Ammapattian

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Review in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Family Honor, Gender Norms, and Help-Seeking Shape Mental Health Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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  2. Development of the Japanese version of the Manchester short assessment of quality of life (MANSA) among people with self-reported severe mental illness.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  9. The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lavinia A M LyngdohDepartment of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Sojan AntonyDepartment of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Chethan BasavarajappaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Janaki Raman KalyanasundaramDepartment of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Thirumoorthy AmmapattianDepartment of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Studies in the past have shown the effect of mental illness on marriage in persons with severe mental illnesses (SMIs). Primary care and family physicians have a major role in addressing marriage-associated dilemmas in their life. Methods: The literature search was conducted from databases such as PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCO, Scopus, and Google Scholar for understanding the context and the problem in-depth for bringing out the narrative-review based framework for addressing the dilemmas. Results: Marriage rates in persons with SMI are high in Eastern countries. Marriage in persons with SMI enhances social support and prevents the stigma of being unmarried. Disability, unemployment, stigma, and disclosure-related issues are barriers to getting desirable alliances. Evidence based interventions are available to reduce the associated distress to an extent. Conclusion: Published peer-reviewed literature has pointed out that marriage plays a significant role in the life of persons with SMI and their families, especially in Asian countries where marriage is an important social institution. It can have a positive impact or can lead to relapse, marital conflicts, and divorce based on contextual and clinical factors. Hence, there is a need to come up with tailor-made interventions to address marriage-related expectations in persons with SMI.

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Marriagemental illnessrights of personssupported relationship

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PMID38361907
PMCPMC10866282
OpenAlexW4389887370

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