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Year : 2004 | Volume
: 2 | Issue : 2 | Page : 84--89
Psychiatric disorders in an African refugee camp
Michael Kamau1, Derrick Silove2, Zachary Steel1, Ronald Catanzaro1, Catherine Bateman1, Solvig Ekblad1
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2 Centre for Population Mental Health Research, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Level 4, Health Services Building, The Liverpool Hospital: Liverpool New South Wales, 2170, Australia
Correspondence Address:
Derrick Silove
Centre for Population Mental Health Research, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Level 4, Health Services Building, The Liverpool Hospital: Liverpool New South Wales, 2170, Australia
Australia
This article describes a study of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among the clients of a community mental health service in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. It is based on the case logbook maintained by the nurse-manager over a period of three years. Post-traumatic stress disorder was the most common diagnosis. Findings suggest that it is feasible to establish a low-cost community mental health service in refugee camps in low-income countries such as Kenya. Such a service is likely to attract an immediate and growing demand for assistance.
How to cite this article:
Kamau M, Silove D, Steel Z, Catanzaro R, Bateman C, Ekblad S. Psychiatric disorders in an African refugee camp.Intervention 2004;2:84-89
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Kamau M, Silove D, Steel Z, Catanzaro R, Bateman C, Ekblad S. Psychiatric disorders in an African refugee camp. Intervention [serial online] 2004 [cited 2023 May 29 ];2:84-89
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