Posttraumatic stress disorder and memory problems after female genital mutilation

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1000-1002

  Behrendt, Alice ^b   Moritz, Steffen ^a  

^a Klin fur Psychiat/Psychotherapie   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENEGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENEGAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 18744380089     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.5.1000     Document Type: Article

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