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Forced marriage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Kiran Rele
Kiran Rele*
Affiliation:
Intensive Treatment Service, Longley Centre, Norwood Grange Drive, Sheffield S5 7JT, UK, email Kiran.Rele@SCT.NHS.UK
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This article examines factors that are salient to understanding forced marriages and provides an overview of the issue. It aims to promote awareness in the UK, where there is a need for services to develop appropriate responses, as primary care and the local psychiatric services are not geared up to tackle such transcultural issues.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 98 - 100
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2007

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