title: Family structure, dynamics and psychiatric disorder in India.
abstract: This paper briefly reviews the literature on family structure, dynamics and relationships between family-jointness and different psychiatric disorders in India. Many recent studies indicate that the nuclear families are more vulnerable and plea is made for maintaining the traditional joint family system, even in some modified forms, because of its "built-in-immunity" and supportive networks.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Psychiatrist, Footscray Psychiatric Hospital, 160 Gordon Street, Footscray, Victoria 3011, Australia.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Chopra