Forced Marriage and Mental Health by migrants in Germany
Journal Title: Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The study examines the extent to which a link exists between forced marriage and the frequency of mental illness. Methods: Female migrants both in forced marriages and not in forced marriages with a Turkish background were compared in psychosomatic clinics in Germany with regard to their psychological complaints. Results: Turkish women in forced marriages suffer from mental health problems with significantly greater frequency and, on average, have attempted suicide at least four times. Conclusion: They suffer the consequences of a forced marriage for their entire lives, and they require special psychosocial counselling and both medical and therapeutic treatment which takes specific cultural and migration aspects into consideration.
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Kizilhan Jan Ilhan
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