Child witchcraft confessions as an idiom of distress in Sierra Leone; results of a rapid qualitative inquiry and recommendations for mental health interventions

BACKGROUND: Reports about child witchcraft are not uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study we approach child witchcraft as an idiom of distress. In an environment that may prohibit children from openly expressing distress, the shared imagery of witchcraft can provide a cultural idiom to commun...

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Autores principales: Yoder, Hélène N. C., de Jong, Joop T. V. M., Tol, Wietse A., Duncan, Joshua A., Bayoh, Amjata, Reis, Ria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33836783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-021-00370-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33836783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-021-00370-w

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