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Improving access to mental health care in Kenya", Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The Psychological Challenges Of Recent Events In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Patterns of substance use among Kenya street Children
(University of Nairobi., 2001)
Agenesis of the corpus callosum with associated inter-hemispheric cyst and right frontal pachygyria presenting with psychiatric symptoms in a Kenyan Citation:
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This case report presents a 26 year old man who had a history of childhood onset seizures, mild cognitive slowing and social withdrawal. He gradually developed symptoms of depression and attempted suicide once. He presented ...
Substance use in outpatients attending rural and urban health centres in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2000)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among patients attending primary health centres in urban and rural areas of Kenya. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional prevalence survey. SETTING: Urban ...
The Association Between Alcohol Dependence and Depression Before and After Treatment For Alcohol Dependence
(University of Nairobi, 2012-01)
The presence of depression in alcohol-dependent persons is likely to influence treatment process and outcomes. Identification of depression is important though not every depressed alcohol-dependent person requires treatment ...
Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mental illness among staff in general medical facilities in Kenya: practice and policy implications.
(2011)
Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among staff in general hospitals.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on staff in ten medical facilities in Kenya on their ...
Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care
(2011)
The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. We report prevalence rates of different physical illnesses as ...