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The prevalence of substance use among psychiatric patients: the case study of Bugando Medical centre, Mwanza (northern Tanzania).
(2011)
World Health Organization (2004) documented that substance use or abuse and mental disorders are important causes of disease burden accounting for 8.8% and 16.6% of the total burden of disease in low income and lower ...
The prevalence of mental disorders in adults in different level general medical facilities In Kenya:
(licensee BioMed CentJal Ltd., 2009)
Background
The possibility that a significant proportion of the patients attending a general health
facility may have a mental disorder means that psychiatric conditions must be recognised and managed appropriately. ...
Knowledge of psychiatric terms and concepts among Kenyan youth: Analysis of focus group discussions.
(2013)
Psychiatric disorders and symptoms are common worldwide. However, cultural differences in symptom manifestation and knowledge of psychiatric terms and concepts represent a challenge to accurate clinical assessment. Our ...
Patterns of drug abuse in public secondary schools in Kenya
(2009-03)
The objective of this study was to establish the association between substance abuse and the sociodemographic characteristics of secondary school students. All the students of 17 randomly stratified public secondary schools ...
Traumatic Experiences of Kenyan Secondry School Students
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: There is no information on the socio-demographic variations and determinants of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Kenyan adolescents.
Objectives: To describe the traumatic experiences of ...
Major depressive disorder in a Kenyan youth sample: relationship with parenting behavior and parental psychiatric disorders
(2013-05-10)
Abstract
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 ...
Lifetime mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in South Africa.
(2011)
OBJECTIVE: There is relatively little data on the relationship between lifetime mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in low and middle income countries. This study examines the relationship between lifetime mental ...
A survey of psychosis risk symptoms in Kenya
(2012)
Defining the prepsychotic state in an effort to prevent illness progression and the development of disorders such as schizophrenia is a rapidly growing area of psychiatry. The presentation of psychotic symptoms can be ...
The Prevalence of Depression among Family Caregivers of Children with Intellectual Disability in a Rural Setting in Kenya
(2011)
Caregivers of children with intellectual disability have a great responsibility that may be stressful. The psychological well-being of
the care giver may affect the quality of care given to children with intellectual ...
The Psychological Challenges Of Recent Events In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)