The relationship between schizoaffective, schizophrenic and mood disorders in patients admitted at mathari psychiatric hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 110-117

  Ndetei, D M ^a,b   Khasakhala, L ^a,b   Meneghini, L ^c   Aillon, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Mood disorders; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84877655687     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v16i2.14     Document Type: Article

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