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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 ...
Substance use among children and young persons appearing in the Nairobi Juvenile Court, Kenya.
(2003-11)
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among children and young persons appearing in the Nairobi Juvenile Court, Kenya.
DESIGN:
A point prevalence survey.
SETTING:
The Nairobi Juvenile ...
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 ...
Psychiatric morbidity among children and young persons appearing in the Nairobi Juvenile Court, Kenya.
(2003-06)
OBJECTIVES:
To estimate the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric disorders among children and young persons appearing in the Nairobi juvenile court, Kenya.
DESIGN:
A point prevalence survey.
SETTING:
The Nairobi ...