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

Fifteen young women suffering from OCD in Saudi Arabia were interviewed about their experience of the illness and the roles played by religion. Religion was not perceived as a cause of the illness, but the illness can show itself in religious symptoms - notably with respect to prayer, and in a phase...

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Authors: Al-Solaim, Lamis (Author) ; Loewenthal, Kate Miriam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2011
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-182
Further subjects:B Women
B faith-based healers
B obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
B Islam
B mental-health professionals
B Rituals
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