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A study of some psychological factors in depressed and non-depressed subjects in a Kenyan setting.
(1982-09)
Thirty Kenyan patients (15 consecutive first-ever referrals to the out-patient clinic and 15 consecutive first-ever admissions) of black African origin on chemotherapy for clinical depression (uncomplicated by organic or ...
Traditional and Faith Healers’ Practices in Kangemi Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. II. Barriers to care, monitoring and treatment guidelines, plus recommendations at the system and individual level
(2011)
Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with severe mental illness (SMI). Although this excess morbidity and mortality is largely due to modifiable lifestyle risk factors, the ...
Traditional Healers in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in Nairobi public secondary schools: association with perceived maladaptive parental behaviour
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
Depression in adolescents is a matter of concern because of its high prevalence, potential recurrence and impairment of functioning in the affected individual. The study sought to determine the prevalence of ...
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 ...
Clinical epidemiology in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2008-09)
Background: Knowledge of types and co-morbidities of disorders seen in any facility is useful for clinical practice and planning for services.
Aim: To study the pattern of co-morbidities of and correlations between ...
Cross-cultural study of religious phenomenology in psychiatric in-patients
(1985-07)
Case notes of patients from nine different cultural groups admitted to a London hospital were scrutinized for religious background and religious phenomenology. With the exception of preaching behaviour there were no ...
Traumatic grief in Kenyan bereaved parents following the Kyanguli School fire tragedy
(2004-02)
Following the death of 67 boys in a fire tragedy at Kyanguli School in rural Kenya, the level of traumatic grief was assessed in a sample
of 164 parents and guardians whose sons died in the fire. The study was cross-sectional. ...