Does the Stockholm Syndrome affect female sex workers? The case for a “Sonagachi Syndrome”
Abstract Female sex workers are subjected to intense physical, sexual, and mental abuses that are well documented in the medical and public health literature. However, less well-studied are the mental coping mechanisms that are employed by women in this population to survive. The Stockholm Syndrome...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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| Series: | BMC International Health and Human Rights |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-018-0148-4 |