Women's mental health in the Muslim world: Cultural, religious, and social issues

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 177-189

  Douki, S ^a   Ben Zineb, S ^a   Nacef, F ^a   Halbreich, U ^b  

^a RAZI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender differences; Gender inequality; Mental health; Religion; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOSLEM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORK;

EID: 34447259833     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.09.027     Document Type: Review

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