Psychiatric disorders among war-abducted and non-abducted adolescents in Gulu district, Uganda: A comparative study

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-231

  Okello, James ^a   Onen, T S ^c   Musisi, S ^b  

^a GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Makere Medical School   (Uganda)

^c Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Psychiatric diagnosis; Uganda; War

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEURAL PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; WAR;

EID: 69949091447     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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