dc.contributor.author | Dhadphale, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Cooper, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Cartwright-Taylor, L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-11T09:26:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Am J Psychiatry. 1989 May;146(5):659-61 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2785347 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31413 | |
dc.description.abstract | Using a two-stage screening procedure, ICD-9 diagnostic criteria, and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, the authors diagnosed depressive disorders in 81 (9.2%) of 881 patients in a primary care setting in Kenya. All depressed patients had somatic symptoms, and all of the 27 depressed patients assessed with the Hamilton scale scored higher than 2 on the work and activities item. These findings contradict the earlier reports that Africans do not admit to being depressed. Nearly one-third of the depressed patients were moderately or severely ill and would have benefited from psychiatric assessment and treatment. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | | en |
dc.title | Prevalence and presentation of depressive illness in a primary health care setting in Kenya. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |