Impact of psychological disorders after female genital mutilation among Kurdish girls in Northern Iraq

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-100

  Kizilhan, Jan Ilhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female genital mutilation (FGM); Iraq; Mental health; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDREN DEPRESSION INDEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 80052599594     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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