Clinical epidemiology in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 736-742

  Ndetei, David M ^a   Khasakhala, Lincoln ^a   Maru, Hitesh ^c   Pizzo, Matteo ^b   Mutiso, Victoria ^a   Ongecha Owuor, Francisca A ^a   Kokonya, Donald A ^a  

^a Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Mathari Hospital   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiology; Kenya; Mathari psychiatric hospital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; RELIGION; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 50849107648     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0360-y     Document Type: Article

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