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The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and syndromes in Kenyan children and adolescents
(Routledge, 2008)
Background: Community studies on children and adolescents in Western settings suggest prevalence rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms that require intervention.
Aim: To establish equivalent prevalence rates in a ...
Prevalence of Substance Abuse Among Patients in General Medical Facilities in Kenya
(Routled Taylor&FrancisGroup, 2009-06)
ABSTRACT. Alcoholism and other substance abuse continue to be a problem among younger and older populations. The prevalence of substance abuse has only been studied among outpatients and in limited samples of inpatients ...
The challenges of human resources in mental health in Kenya
(2007-02)
Objective: Africa faces a skills shortage, in spite of training suitably qualified professionals. This is particularly evident in the discipline of
psychiatry. An analysis of the distribution .and availability of ...
Substance abuse and psychiatric co-morbidities:
(2008)
Substance abuse co-morbidity with psychiatric disorders is common and has been widely reported, except in Kenya. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, pattern and socio-economic burden of a dual diagnosis of substance ...
Body dysmorphic disorder: Case report.
(Pubmed, 2007-09)
The desire for self-mutilation in the absence of any discernible psychopathology is relatively rare.
Self-mutilation is most commonly a manifestation of an underlying psychopathology such as depression,
schizophrenia, ...
The Relationship between Substance Abuse, Nicotine Use and Positive and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenic Patients at Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, 2007)
Substance abuse in 224 Kenyan schizophrenic patients was assessed using the
Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms, the Scale for the Assessment of
Positive Symptoms, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test ...
The association between alcohol dependence and depression before and after treatment for alcohol dependence
(2012)
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 ...
The African Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry and Mental Health. The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Nairobi, pp 329-347.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
No abstract available
East Africa Drug Information System (EADIS): Country Report for Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract available
Recruitment of Consultant Psychiatrists from low and middle income countries
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
No abstract available