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Traditional Healers in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in Nairobi public secondary schools: association with perceived maladaptive parental behaviour
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
Depression in adolescents is a matter of concern because of its high prevalence, potential recurrence and impairment of functioning in the affected individual. The study sought to determine the prevalence of ...
Perceived economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill on their relatives in Kenya: a case study of the Mathari Hospital
(2009-11)
OBJECTIVE:
There is no documented evidence in Kenya on relatives' perceptions of economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill patients and their coping mechanisms. To document what relatives of mentally ill patients ...
Clinical epidemiology in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2008-09)
Background: Knowledge of types and co-morbidities of disorders seen in any facility is useful for clinical practice and planning for services.
Aim: To study the pattern of co-morbidities of and correlations between ...
Traumatic grief in Kenyan bereaved parents following the Kyanguli School fire tragedy
(2004-02)
Following the death of 67 boys in a fire tragedy at Kyanguli School in rural Kenya, the level of traumatic grief was assessed in a sample
of 164 parents and guardians whose sons died in the fire. The study was cross-sectional. ...
Human Development and Life Cycle
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Stigma and Mental Disorders
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Major depressive disorder in a Kenyan youth sample: relationship with parenting behavior and parental psychiatric disorders
(2013)
BACKGROUND:
Studies on mental health problems during childhood and youth development phases have reported that families of children diagnosed with a depressive disorder tend to be dysfunctional. These dysfunctions have ...
History of Psychiatry
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Personality and Personality Traits
(University of Nairobi, 2006)