Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Author "Ndogoni, Lincoln"

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    • Assessment of depression prevalence in rural Uganda using symptom and function criteria 

      Bolton, Paul; Wilk, Christopher M; Ndogoni, Lincoln (University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004-06)
      Background: We sought to assess the prevalence of major depression in a region of sub-Saharan Africa severely affected by HIV, using symptom and functional criteria as measured with locally validated instruments. Met ...

    • Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in Rural UgandaA Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Bolton, Paul; Bass, Judith; Neugebauer, Richard; Verdeli, Helen; Clougherty, Kathleen F; Wickramaratne, Priya; Speelman, Liesbeth; Ndogoni, Lincoln; Weissman, Myrna (University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2003-06-18)
      Context Despite the importance of mental illness in Africa, few controlled intervention trials related to this problem have been published. Objectives To test the efficacy of group interpersonal psychotherapy in ...

    • Prevalence of Depression in Rural Rwanda Based on Symptom and Functional Criteria 

      Bolton, Paul; Neugebauer, Richard; Ndogoni, Lincoln (University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002-09)
      The authors' objective was to estimate the prevalence of major depressive disorder among Rwandans 5 years after the 1994 genocidal civil war. They interviewed a community-based random sample of adults in a rural part of ...