Intergenerational trauma and cultural idioms of distress: A case study of childhood sexual abuse and dissociative phenomena in socio-economic marginality
International Journal of Childhood and Development Disorders July 1, 2025 Divyanshi Singh, Reetinder Brar
This study examines the case of a 23-year-old woman who survived Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) and presently exhibits dissociative identity disorder, locally attributed to spiritual possession during religious festivals. The case is established within a context of severe socio-economic deprivation, persistent family conflict, and unidentified mental illness in a primary caregiver. The survivor’s...