Psychotic symptoms in Kenya - prevalence, risk factors, and relationship with common mental disorders

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1748-1756

  Jenkins, Rachel ^a   Njenga, Frank ^b   Okonji, Marx ^c   Kigamwa, Pius ^d   Baraza, Makheti ^e   Ayuyo, James ^f   Singleton, Nicola ^g   Mcmanus, Sally ^h   Kiima, David ⁱ  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Upper Hill Medical Center   (Kenya)

^c Nairobi Hospital   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e Survey Department   (Kenya)

^f Mildmay International   (Kenya)

^g UK Drug Policy Commission   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Development; Epidemiology; Kenya; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PARANOIA; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THOUGHT DISORDER;

KENYA; KISUMU; MASENO; NYANZA;

EID: 84861497641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9051748     Document Type: Article

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