Mental Illness Among Women Attending A National Mental Health Referral Center in Kenya: Unpacking Predisposing Factors and Interventionsdoi:10.26911/jepublichealth.2024.09.02.10Nyaboke, RachelWafula, LinusKorir, AllanChonge, DaisyMumbua, SharonOlpengs, David...
May being the Mental Health Awareness Month it was important to take stock of mental illness treatment. Related NGARI: Address rising suicide cases in Kenya urgently Jan 27, 2022 -4 min read Suicide is an indication of an untreated mental illness. Studies indicate that ha...
In a study conducted in Kenya, the magnitude of depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The study found the prevalence of depression was 51.9% [31]. Studies showed in Ethiopia, the overall prevalence of mental illness among adolescents, and young adult subst...
The numbers also speak in support of your observations. In a survey of a rural population among Kenyans some years ago, 11 percent of Kenyans who had not gone to the hospital to complain of any illness were found to have some form of mental disorder, of which they were...
Roughly 80 percent of people with mental illness live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This inductive analysis examines the ways power and the s
Purpose To estimate the prevalence, types and comorbidity of the most common mental disorders and the spread of suicide risk in a primary care practice in Kenya. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. A total of 300 adult outpatients were randomly selected while they were consulting...
Dr Njenga said Kenya is home to only 106 psychiatrics, and the Kenya Psychiatric Association is empowering young medics to pursue the profession in order to pump the figures up. “We have limited resources to drive the campaign on mental illness. But we are doing our best,” he added. ...
Jill Janus, lead singer of Huntress, dies aged 43; Janus had long struggled with mental illness There are currently initiatives in place to reach out to policy makers and advocate for mental health care as a basic human right, via lobbying and the drafting of laws. The social and economical...
She said there is a need for collaboration with Public-private partnerships and voluntary private sector actors like the Psychiatric Disability Organisation with a view of adding value and enhancing the attainment of goals and objectives of fighting mental illness in Kenya....
Higher rates of illness were found in those who were of older age and those in poor physical health. We conclude that CMDs are common in Kenya and rates are elevated among people who are older, and those in poor health.RachelWHOJenkins...