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Traditional Healers in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Traumatic Experiences of Kenyan Secondry School Students
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: There is no information on the socio-demographic variations and determinants of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Kenyan adolescents.
Objectives: To describe the traumatic experiences of ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Psychiatric morbidity among convicted male sex offenders at Kamiti Prison, Kenya.
(2007-04)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence and distribution of psychiatric morbidity among convicted male sex offenders and to establish factors associated with sexual offending.
DESIGN:
A Cross-sectional descriptive ...
Outcome of a working diagnosis of "psychosis" in relation to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria in a Kenyan in-patient cohort at Mathari hospital, Nairobi
(2007)
Background:When a patient presents with mental illness and displays psychotic symptoms which are not clearly delineated, a clinical diagnosis of psychosis is usually entertained.
Aim: To determine the underlying Diagnostic ...