Haunted by ghosts: Prevalence, predictors and outcomes of spirit possession experiences among former child soldiers and war-affected civilians in Northern Uganda

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 548-554

  Neuner, Frank ^a   Pfeiffer, Anett ^b   Schauer Kaiser, Elisabeth ^b   Odenwald, Michael ^c   Elbert, Thomas ^c   Ertl, Verena ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Vivo Uganda ^*  (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child soldiers; Children; Mental health; Spirit possession; Uganda; War

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SOLDIER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOLDIER; SPIRIT POSSESSION; SUICIDE; UGANDA; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALISM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UGANDA; VETERANS; VIOLENCE; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

UGANDA;

EID: 84861699184     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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