Effectiveness of psycho-education on depression, hopelessness, suicidality, anxiety and substance use among basic diploma students at Kenya Medical Training College

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 41-50

  Muriungi, S K ^a   Ndetei, D M ^b,c  

^a DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84880080147     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJP.401     Document Type: Article

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