The Indian »girl» psychology: A perspective

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 212-215

  Rao, G Prasad ^a   Vidya, K L ^a   Sriramya, V ^a  

^a Asha Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Discrimination; gender; girl; psychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILD MARRIAGE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOETICIDE; GENDER BIAS; GENDER SCHEMA THEORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANTICIDE; MARRIAGE; MENARCHE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SEX ROLE; SEX TRAFFICKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; GENDER; GIRL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84938329029     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.161480     Document Type: Review

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