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https://read.qxmd.com/read/23595533/traditional-healers-and-provision-of-mental-health-services-in-cosmopolitan-informal-settlements-in-nairobi-kenya
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A W Mbwayo, D M Ndetei, V Mutiso, L I Khasakhala
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the types of mental illnesses treated by traditional healers, and their methods of identifying and treating mental illnesses in their patients. METHOD: In urban informal settlements of Kibera, Kangemi and Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya, we used opportunistic sampling until the required number of traditional healers was reached, trying as much as possible to represent the different communities of Kenya. Focus group discussions were held with traditional healers in each site and later an in-depth interview was conducted with each traditional healer...
March 2013: African Journal of Psychiatry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23739822/the-attitudes-of-clergy-in-benin-city-nigeria-towards-persons-with-mental-illness
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N G Igbinomwanhia, B O James, J O Omoaregba
OBJECTIVE: The clergy in sub-Saharan Africa play a major role in the care and pathways to orthodox mental health services of the mentally ill. Their attitudes concerning mental illnesses would influence community mental health intervention efforts. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of clergy towards persons with mental illness. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey of clergy (n = 107) of the Christian and Muslim faiths was conducted, using a socio-demographic questionnaire and the 40- item Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) scale...
May 2013: African Journal of Psychiatry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24173632/mild-cognitive-impairment-and-dementia-in-a-heterogeneous-elderly-population-prevalence-and-risk-profile
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S Ramlall, J Chipps, B J Pillay, A L Bhigjee
OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic, clinical and risk profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia in a sample of elderly South Africans within a residential setting. METHOD: One hundred and forty participants residing in a group of residential homes for the elderly were assessed by psychiatrists and assigned diagnoses of dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Participants diagnosed with dementia were also offered haematological investigations and a CT scan of the brain...
November 19, 2013: African Journal of Psychiatry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25784428/major-depressive-disorder-seven-years-after-the-conflict-in-northern-uganda-burden-risk-factors-and-impact-on-outcomes-the-wayo-nero-study
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James Mugisha, Herbert Muyinda, Samuel Malamba, Eugene Kinyanda
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a major public health burden in conflict areas. However, it is not known for how long and by how much the observed high rates of MDD seen in conflict settings persist into the post-conflict period. METHODS: A cross sectional survey was employed seven years after the conflict in northern Uganda had ended in the three districts of Amuru, Gulu and Nwoya. RESULTS: The prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) was 24...
December 2015: BMC Psychiatry
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