Marriage and Mental Health
“Mental diseases occur much more frequently among single than married persons,” says the New York HeraldTribune. “This was indicated by a study of 14,231 admissions to a Norwegian state hospital by Dr O. Oedegaard, its metrical superintendent. He
made an investigation to find out whether (1) mental disease acted as a handicap to marriage, or (2) married life prevented the development of mental diseases. He concluded that the overwhelming evidence was in favour of the hypothesis that mental defects are a handicap to becoming marrieej.” ■■■■ ■■.. a
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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1947, Page 4
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