Religion and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among young Muslim women in Saudi Arabia

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-182

  Al Solaim, Lamis ^a   Loewenthal, Kate Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faithbased healers; Islam; Mental health professionals; Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); Rituals; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951761287     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.544868     Document Type: Article

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