dc.contributor.author | Thuo, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndetei David M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Maru, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuria, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-24T13:23:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-24T13:23:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Pers Disord. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419240 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16611 | |
dc.description.abstract | DSM-IV Axis I and II comorbidities and the pattern of Axis II diagnoses in patients admitted at Mathari (Psychiatric) Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya are unknown. To determine DSM-IV Axis I and II comorbidities and patterns of Axis II diagnoses in patients admitted at Mathari Hospital. Cross-sectional study on 148 randomly sampled patients. Twenty percent of the patients were confirmed for an Axis II diagnosis. Eighty-seven percent of the Axis II disorders were Cluster B Personality Disorders of various types. Using chi2 tests, significant associations were found between Axis I and II diagnoses and substance use/dependence (p < 0.001; 66.7%), mood disorder (p = 0.002; 46.7%) and schizophrenia (p < 0.001; 23.3%). The prevalence of personality disorders was lower than that reported in psychiatric patients in USA and Europe. The results are likely to be a true reflection of the actual epidemiological situation, but cannot be generalized to outpatient or general populations. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 22(2):217-20. (2008); | |
dc.title | The prevalence of personality disorders in a Kenyan inpatient sample | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi | en |