Is Dhat syndrome, a culturally appropriate manifestation of depression?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 698-

  Dhikav, Vikas ^a   Aggarwal, Neeraj ^a   Anand, K S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DHAT SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEMINAL PLASMA; SYNDROME DELINEATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEMEN; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34447304077     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.01.019     Document Type: Letter

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