The Frequency of Psychiatric Disorders among Patients Attending Semi-Urban and Rural General Out-Patient Clinics in Kenya

Dhadphale, M; Ellison, Roberta; Griffin, L

doi:10.1192/bjp.142.4.379

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“…With regard to the main aims of the study, the data obtained at SRQ and from the clinical interview seem to be of interest. Primarily, the mean number of symptoms found at SRQ in our study fell in the highest range when compared to other African studies; however, SRQ scores among nurses seem to be somewhat lower than in other transcultural reports [13,15,17,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. Conversely, the dressmaker and housewive groups appeared to suffer more than nurses.…”

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confidence: 36%

“…No significant difference was found in 'psychosomatic symptoms' (items 1, 2, 7, 19), in items regarding physical energy (13,18,20), core depressive items (9,11,15), psychic anxiety and fear (items 4, 6) or in items regarding cognitive performances (8,9). Positive answers to the item concerning an external attribution of their uneasiness (item 21 modified) were more frequently found in depressed housewives (75 vs. 10% of nondepressed dressmakers, Fisher's exact test p !…”

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confidence: 88%

“…A Socio-Anamnestic Questionnaire (SAQ) was developed, based on a literature review of risk factors for psychopathology in Africa [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and on the advice of a local physician and social workers. The SAQ was devoted to collecting information on demography, living conditions, social network and interpersonal factors, such as stressful life events.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Depressive Symptoms and Occupational Role among Female Groups: A Research in a South-East African Village

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Carpiniello²,

Dazzan³

et al. 2000

Psychopathology

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Background: Although the relationships between social and cultural factors and African psychopathology have largely been considered from a theoretical point of view, empirical studies are still few and far between. This paper reports the results of a mental health survey conducted in the village of Namwera (Malawi, South-East Africa) to explore the link between social conditions, in particular occupational role, and psychopathology. Methods: A modified version of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire translated into Chichewa language was administered to 161 women (23 dressmakers, 46 nurses, 92 housewives). A Socio-Anamnestic Questionnaire and a Clinical Interview were also applied. Results: Dressmakers and housewives appeared more at risk of psychological suffering than nurses. Psychosomatic symptoms are more frequent among housewives, while dressmakers show more typical depressive symptoms, including suicidal thoughts and self-blame. Conclusions: Data confirm that also in an African context, some social factors are related to depression among female groups.

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Depressive Symptoms and Occupational Role among Female Groups: A Research in a South-East African Village

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Dazzan³

et al. 2000

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“…Almost similar results have also been found in other studies. 26,31,32 More planned studies with sufficiently large samples however, are needed to examine such hypotheses.…”

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A study on depression in people living with HIV/AIDS in South-West part of Uttar Pradesh, India

Rai

Verma

2015

SE Asia J. Pub. Health

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HIV/AIDS and depression are often thought to be interlinked. HIV positive cases may trigger symptoms of depression which, in turn, may result in risky sexual behavior and spread of HIV. Interviews were conducted in 104 patients of HIV/AIDS at the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Clinic of a teaching hospital in Uttar Pradesh (India) to study depression and examine its prevalence and association, if any, with some socio-demographic and clinical variables. The tools used to assess anxiety and depression and their severities were General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) 28 and Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) . The majority of patients were of age 35 years & above (62%), males (67%), married (85%), Hindus (88%), literate (73.1%), unemployed (35%) and of upper-lower socio-economic status (52%). Significant association of depression was found with religion, occupation and socio-economic status. Depression and anxiety were also found to be significantly associated with each other. There was, however, no association of depression with respondents' age, gender, marital status, education, habitat, income, duration of illness from HIV/AIDS and the CD4 count. The high prevalence rate (67.3%) of depression amongst HIV patients in our study may be taken as marker to alert Counsellors of country's ART Clinics for possible risk of depression in HIV patients. The above findings however, should be interpreted in the light of the fact that a parallel control group in the study was not included, studied sample was not large enough and the tools used to study the subjects for depression and anxiety were not adequately standardized.

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“…13,14 The Arabic translation of the SRQ could be a suitable cost-effective screening instrument for psychiatric disorders in a two-stage large population research. The tendency of the SRQ to err in yielding more false-positive than false-negative cases is very important, since false-positive cases will be identified in subsequent second stages of research, while excluded false-negative cases may be lost.…”

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The Arabic Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) as a Psychiatric Screening Instrument in Medical Patients

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Background:The self-reporting questionnaire was originally developed by the WHO in order to screen for psychiatic disorders. To assess the validity of the Arabic self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ) as a screening instrument for psychiatric morbidity in a sample of Saudi medical patients. Methods: All patients referred for endoscopy underwent a semi-structured interview, and were then asked to fill out the SRQ. One hundred and sixty-six males and 126 females were included in the study. Results: Sixty percent of the subjects were identified by the SRQ as psychiatric cases, compared to 48.6% identified using the psychiatric interview. A cut-off point between six and seven, was found to yield a sensitivity of 93%, a specificity of 70%, and a misclassification rate of 19%. Females had more psychiatric morbidity than males. Conclusion:The validity indices and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis support the usefulness of the SRQ as a cost-effective screening instrument for psychiatric morbidity in a two-stage large population research.

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The Frequency of Psychiatric Disorders among Patients Attending Semi-Urban and Rural General Out-Patient Clinics in Kenya

Cited by 65 publications

References 8 publications

Depressive Symptoms and Occupational Role among Female Groups: A Research in a South-East African Village

Depressive Symptoms and Occupational Role among Female Groups: A Research in a South-East African Village

A study on depression in people living with HIV/AIDS in South-West part of Uttar Pradesh, India

The Arabic Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) as a Psychiatric Screening Instrument in Medical Patients

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