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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2011
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-182 |
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Women
B faith-based healers B obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) B Islam B mental-health professionals B Rituals |
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