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A cross-cultural study of the frequencies of Schneider's first rank symptoms of schizophrenia
(1984-12)
The Syndrome Check List (SCL) as detailed by Wing et al. (1) was used on patients belonging to various cultural groups admitted to a London hospital. On the basis of combined Catego diagnosis of schizophrenia and paranoid ...
Frequency and clinical significance of delusions across cultures.
(1984-07)
The pattern of delusions in a cross-cultural hospital population was studied. It was found that there were cultural differences in persecutory, grandiose and religious, and sexual and fantastic delusions, accounted for ...
Drug use in a rural secondary school in Kenya
(2010-07)
Alcohol abuse and alcohol-related use problems among adolescents are highly prevalent and are a major concern worldwide. This study estimated the prevalence of drug abuse, knowledge about drug abuse and its effect on ...
Bullying in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: The prevalence and frequency of bullying in Nairobi public secondary schools in particular and in Kenyan schools in general is not known. Knowledge of the extent of the problem is essential in developing effective ...
The implementation of mental health information systems in developing countries: challenges and opportunities.
(2009-01)
The aims are to examine the challenges and opportunities in the implementation of mental health information systems (MHIS) in developing countries as suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO) and explored by Gulbinat ...
Content of grandiose phenomenology across cultures
(1985-07)
The content of grandiose ideas and delusions in patients of various cultural groups admitted to a London psychiatric hospital were compared. There were no overall differences but certain trends were apparent. It was found ...
Sharing mental health research resources in Africa - the place of all inclusive consortia
(2008-02)
It is now generally evident that the prevalence rates of various mental disorders in Africa are similar if not identical to those found in the West. Poverty and the relative deficiency of
human resources are compounding ...