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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Auteurs: Al-Solaim, Lamis (Auteur) ; Loewenthal, Kate Miriam (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis 2011
Dans: Mental health, religion & culture
Année: 2011, Volume: 14, Numéro: 2, Pages: 169-182
Sujets non-standardisés:B Women
B faith-based healers
B obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
B Islam
B mental-health professionals
B Rituals
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