Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
Volume 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-143

Forced marriage: Implications for mental health and intellectual disability services (Review) (Open Access)

Rauf B. , Saleem N. , Clawson R.* , Sanghera M. , Marston G.
  • a Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, United Kingdom
  • b Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, United Kingdom
  • c Centre for Social Work, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • d [Affiliation not available]
  • e Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Abstract

There has been growing media and political awareness of forced marriage in recent years, and individuals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are now protected by the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007. Victims of forced marriage can experience significant abuse, which may lead to mental health problems. People with severe mental illness or intellectual disability may be at increased risk of forced marriage and more vulnerable to its negative consequences. We review the current literature on forced marriage, focusing on the way it might affect these two groups, touch on its potential mental health consequences and give practical examples of how to manage situations in clinical practice.

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male intellectual impairment forced marriage female major clinical study depression Review clinical practice mental health service sexual behavior mental capacity national health service marriage human adult legal aspect
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876170927&doi=10.1192%2fapt.bp.111.009316&partnerID=40&md5=30c48e27c1c8365bceeca6a476d426fb
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.111.009316
ISSN: 13555146
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English