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Adaptation of the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) to measure stressful life events in adults residing in an urban megapolis in Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Contextually relevant stressful life events are integral to the quantification of stress. None such measures have been adapted for …
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Polypharmacy among children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders in a mental referral hospital in Botswana
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of data on polypharmacy in child and adolescent mental health in Africa, especially Botswana where …
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An integrated intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and psychological distress with refugees in low-resource settings: study protocol for the Nguvu cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health and human rights concern globally, including for refugee women in …
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Correlates of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Studies on alcohol consumption in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. This study aimed to determine the prevalence …
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The experiences of attempt survivor families and how they cope after a suicide attempt in Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Ghana's socio-cultural landscape proscribes suicidal behaviour, and this has serious ramifications for attempt survivors and their families. The objective …
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Service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in a rural African setting: qualitative study
BACKGROUND: It is essential to involve service users in efforts to expand access to mental health care in integrated primary …
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Prevalence, withdrawal symptoms and associated factors of khat chewing among students at Jimma University in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Recently, khat chewing has become a common practice among high school, college, and university students. Regular khat chewing is …
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Prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among Ethiopian migrant returnees from the Middle East and South Africa
BACKGROUND: Ethiopian migrants to the Middle East and South Africa experience a range of problems at various stages of their …
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Depressive symptoms among survivors of Ebola virus disease in Conakry (Guinea): preliminary results of the PostEboGui cohort
BACKGROUND: The 2013-2016 West African Ebola outbreak infected 28,616 people and caused 11,310 deaths by 11 May 2016, across six …
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Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among primary caregivers of patients with severe mental illness in southwest, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Depression is a serious mental illness that affects patients' treatment outcome and caregiver's day to day life. The prevalence …
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Mental health care and delivery system at Temeke hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Low and middle income countries face many challenges in meeting mental health needs in their regions. Treatment of patients …
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A systematic review of screening instruments for depression for use in antenatal services in low resource settings
BACKGROUND: In low resource settings, short, valid and reliable instruments with good high sensitivity and specificity are essential for the …
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Burden and presentation of depression among newly diagnosed individuals with TB in primary care settings in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Understanding co-morbidity of depression and tuberculosis (TB) has been limited by challenges in measurement of depression due to overlapping …
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A two-phase approach for the identification of refugees with priority need for mental health care in Lebanon: a validation study
BACKGROUND: Time and resource efficient mental disorder screening mechanisms are not available to identify the growing number of refugees and …
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A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol of an adapted intervention for alcohol use disorders in people living with HIV and AIDS: impact on alcohol use, general functional ability, quality of life and adherence to HAART
BACKGROUND: Interventions for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in HIV infected individuals have been primarily targeted at HIV risk reduction and …
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The content of delusions in a sample of South African Xhosa people with schizophrenia
BACKGROUND: Although the relationship between cultural beliefs and schizophrenia has received some attention, relatively little work has emerged from African …
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Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in a community sample in Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: About 25% of the worldwide population suffers from mental, neurological and substance use disorders but unfortunately, up to 75% …
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More than eight in every nineteen inmates were living with depression at prisons of Northwest Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, a cross sectional study design
BACKGROUND: Mental health is the greatest challenges for the current and future generations. Worldwide, out of the 66 million people …
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Association of atopic dermatitis with depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors among adolescents in Korea: the 2013 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Survey
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disease which has been known to negatively influence the mental health of …
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Validation of the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) in Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans populations in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) is a depression screening tool that has been used in …
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