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Severe self-mutilation among Kenyan psychotics
(1986)
Four case reports are presented of psychotic patients seen in clinical practice in Nairobi over a period of one year, who inflicted serious bodily harm to themselves during that period. Possible psychopathological basis ...
The frequency of psychiatric disorders among patients attending semi-urban and rural general out-patient clinics in Kenya.
(1983-04)
The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity (PM) was studied among general hospital out-patients in a rural and in a semi-urban area of Kenya. There were no significant differences in the demographic features of psychiatric ...
Family hysteria in a Kenyan setting
(1985)
A case study of hysterical fits affecting five children in the same family in rural Kenya is presented. The only girl in the study was the last to succumb, probably reflecting her modeling upon her mother. The psychopathology ...
Prevalence and presentation of depressive illness in a primary health care setting in Kenya.
(, 1989-05)
Using a two-stage screening procedure, ICD-9 diagnostic criteria, and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, the authors diagnosed depressive disorders in 81 (9.2%) of 881 patients in a primary care setting in Kenya. ...
Treatment compliance among psychiatric outpatients in Kenya.
(, 1987-03)
One hundred psychiatric outpatients discharged from mental hospital in Kenya were studied to estimate the treatment compliance after 3 months. The relatives and patients were interviewed separately to assess treatment ...
Mental health services in Kenya.
(, 1984-01)