Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Filipino boys subjected to non-therapeutic ritual or medical surgical procedures: a retrospective cohort study - Boyle GJ, Ramos S.

In the Philippines, non-therapeutic genital cutting is viewed as a culturally sanctioned rite of passage from boyhood to manhood. Strong social and peer pressure is exerted on boys aged between 8-16years to submit to destructive genital cutting, despite th...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news