Art Therapy and the Female African Diaspora’s Experience of Female Genital Cutting (2012)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Toll,Haley
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Psychological and emotional wellbeing.
Objective: Assess how the experience of FGC and emigrating from Africa to Canada may affect an individual’s psychological and emotional wellbeing
Study Population: Canadian professionals,through academic,governmental and nongovernmental documents
Findings: The review demonstrated that FGC is experienced differently and it has been correlated with PTSD,anxiety,sexual disorders and depression,while these painful feelings may be expressed through somatization (Behrendt & Moritz,2005; Chibber et al.,2011). It may also have no psychological repercussions.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):North America
Country(ies):Canada