Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 2010, 3(3):234-242. Female genital mutilation in a young refugee: a case report and review Suardi E, Mishkin A & Henderson SW ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a widespread practice affecting up to 140 million girls and women worldwide (World Health Organization, 2008a). A substantial advocacy literature reports long-term psychologicalContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation in a Young Refugee: A Case Report and Review”
Tag Archives: Stress Disorders/Post-Traumatic
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after ritual female genital surgery among bedouin in Israel: myth or reality?
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;10(6):453-6. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after ritual female genital surgery among bedouin in Israel: myth or reality? Applebaum J, Cohen H, Matar M, Abu Rabia Y, Kaplan Z. Ministry of Health, Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. juliaa@bgu.ac.il ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:Continue reading “Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after ritual female genital surgery among bedouin in Israel: myth or reality?”
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Memory Problems After Female Genital Mutilation
Am J Psychiatry 2005;162:1000-1002. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Memory Problems After Female Genital Mutilation Alice Behrendt, Dipl.-Psych.; Steffen Moritz, Ph.D. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This pilot study investigated the mental health status of women after genital mutilation. Although experts have assumed that circumcised women are more prone to developing psychiatric illnesses than the general population, there has beenContinue reading “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Memory Problems After Female Genital Mutilation”
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