Prevalence, types and comorbidity of mental disorders in a Kenyan primary health centre

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1257-1268

  Aillon, Jean Louis ^a,g   Ndetei, David M ^b,c   Khasakhala, Lincoln ^c   Ngari, Washington Njogu ^d   Achola, Hesbon Otieno ^e   Akinyi, Selestine ^e   Ribero, Simone ^f  

^a SAIGA School of Individual Psychology for Psychotherapists   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

^d Ruaraka Neema Hospital   (Kenya)

^e Amici Del Mondo World Friends Onlus (NGO)   (Kenya)

^f Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Giovanni Battista di Torino   (Italy)

^g Fraz Excenex meylan N 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Comorbidity; Mental disorders prevalence; Primary care; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904856582     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0755-2     Document Type: Article

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