dc.contributor.author | Ndetei David M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Khasakhala, Lincoln I | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutiso, Victoria N | |
dc.contributor.author | Mbwayo, Anne W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-19T16:04:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-03-19T16:04:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-10-28 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Annals of General Psychiatry. 2009 Oct 28;8(1):25 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774682/ | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14737 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19863784 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background :Physical disorders are commonly comorbid with depression in children attending general medical facilities. However, the depression component is rarely recognise. Methods: A questionnaire on sociodemographics and history of presenting medical conditions was administered together with the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) to all 11-year-old to 17-year-old children attending at nine medical facilities.Results: In all, 408 children were recruited from 9 health facilities. Whereas the clinicians diagnosed a mental disorder in only 2.5% of the sample studied, 41.3% had CDI scores that suggested mild to moderate depression. The highest proportion of children with depressive symptomatology was found at the Kenyatta National and Teaching Referral Hospital.
Conclusion:Although prevalence rate for depression among children is high, detection rates remain low. This finding has clinical practice and policy implications within and outside Kenya. | |
dc.title | Recognition of depression in children in general hospital-based paediatric units in Kenya: practice and policy implications | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.date.updated | 2013-03-19T16:04:19Z | |
dc.description.version | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | David M Ndetei et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |