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Alcohol use in a rural district in Uganda: findings from community-based and facility-based cross-sectional studies

Author: Nalwadda, Oliva ; Rathod, Sujit D ; Nakku, Juliet ; Lund, Crick ; Prince, Martin ; Kigozi, Fred Date: 03 Apr 2018 Background Uganda has one of the highest per capita alcohol consumption rates in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) remains unknown in many areas, especially in rural districts. This ... Read more
Correction to: Impact of district mental health care plans on symptom severity and functioning of patients with priority mental health conditions: the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) cohort protocol

Author: Baron, Emily C ; Rathod, Sujit D ; Hanlon, Charlotte ; Prince, Martin ; Fedaku, Abebaw ; Kigozi, Fred ; Jordans, Mark ; Luitel, Nagendra P ; Medhin, Girmay ; Murhar, Vaibhav ; Nakku, Juliet ; Patel, Vikram ; Petersen, Inge ; Selohilwe, One ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Tomlinson, Mark ; Lund, Crick ; De Silva, Mary Date: 29 Sep 2020 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. Read more
Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis

Author: Mugisha, James ; Abdulmalik, Jibril ; Hanlon, Charlotte ; Petersen, Inge ; Lund, Crick ; Upadhaya, Nawaraj ; Ahuja, Shalini ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Mntambo, Ntokozo ; Alem, Atalay ; Gureje, Oye ; Kigozi, Fred Date: 05 Jan 2017 Background: Mental, neurological and substance use disorders contribute to a significant proportion of the world’s disease burden, including in low and middle income countries (LMICs). In this study, we focused on the health systems required ... Read more
Impact of district mental health care plans on symptom severity and functioning of patients with priority mental health conditions: the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) cohort protocol

Author: Baron, Emily C ; Rathod, Sujit D ; Hanlon, Charlotte ; Prince, Martin ; Fedaku, Abebaw ; Kigozi, Fred ; Jordans, Mark ; Luitel, Nagendra P ; Medhin, Girmay ; Murhar, Vaibhav ; Nakku, Juliet ; Patel, Vikram ; Petersen, Inge ; Selohilwe, One ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Tomlinson, Mark ; Lund, Crick ; De Silva, Mary Date: 06 Mar 2018 Background The Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) sought to implement mental health care plans (MHCP) for four priority mental disorders (depression, alcohol use disorder, psychosis and epilepsy) into routine ... Read more
Information systems for mental health in six low and middle income countries: cross country situation analysis

Author: Upadhaya, Nawaraj ; Jordans, Mark J D ; Abdulmalik, Jibril ; Ahuja, Shalini ; Alem, Atalay ; Hanlon, Charlotte ; Kigozi, Fred ; Kizza, Dorothy ; Lund, Crick ; Semrau, Maya ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Komproe, Ivan H ; Gureje, Oye Date: 26 Sep 2016 Background: Research on information systems for mental health in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is scarce. As a result, there is a lack of reliable information on mental health service needs, treatment coverage and the quality of ... Read more c b
Mental health policy process: a comparative study of Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia

Author: Omar, Maye ; Green, Andrew T ; Bird, Philippa K ; Mirzoev, Tolib ; Flisher, Alan J ; Kigozi, Fred ; Lund, Crick ; Mwanza, Jason ; Ofori-Atta, Angela J ; Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium (MHaPP) Date: 2010 BACKGROUND: Mental illnesses are increasingly recognised as a leading cause of disability worldwide, yet many countries lack a mental health policy or have an outdated, inappropriate policy. This paper explores the development of appropriate ... Read more c b
An overview of Uganda's mental health care system: results from an assessment using the world health organization's assessment instrument for mental health systems (WHO-AIMS)

Author: Kigozi, Fred ; Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Kizza, Dorothy ; Cooper, Sara ; Ndyanabangi, Sheila ; Mental Health and Poverty Project Date: 2010 BACKGROUND: The Ugandan government recognizes mental health as a serious public health and development concern, and has of recent implemented a number of reforms aimed at strengthening the country's mental health system. The aim of this study ... Read more c b
PRIME: a programme to reduce the treatment gap for mental disorders in five low-and middle-income countries

Author: Lund, Crick ; Tomlinson, Mark ; De Silva, Mary ; Fekadu, Abebaw ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Jordans, Mark ; Petersen, Inge ; Bhana, Arvin ; Kigozi, Fred ; Prince, Martin Date: 2012 Crick Lund and colleagues describe their plans for the PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE (PRIME), which aims to generate evidence on implementing and scaling up integrated packages of care for priority mental disorders in primary and ... Read more c b
Stakeholder perceptions of mental health stigma and poverty in Uganda

Author: Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Kigozi, Fred ; Lund, Crick ; Kizza, Dorothy ; Okello, Elialilia Date: 2009 BACKGROUND:World wide, there is plentiful evidence regarding the role of stigma in mental illness, as well as the association between poverty and mental illness. The experiences of stigma catalyzed by poverty revolve around experiences of ... Read more c b
Stakeholder's perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda

Author: Nsereko, James ; Kizza, Dorothy ; Kigozi, Fred ; Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Ndyanabangi, Sheila ; Flisher, Alan ; Cooper, Sara ; MHaPP Research Programme Consortium Date: 2011 INTRODUCTION: Mental health facilities in Uganda remain underutilized, despite efforts to decentralize the services. One of the possible explanations for this is the help-seeking behaviours of people with mental health problems. Unfortunately ... Read more c b
Treatment Contact Coverage for Probable Depressive and Probable Alcohol Use Disorders in Four Low- and Middle-Income Country Districts: The PRIME Cross-Sectional Community Surveys

Author: Rathod, Sujit D ; De Silva, Mary J ; Ssebunnya, Joshua ; Breuer, Erica ; Murhar, Vaibhav ; Luitel, Nagendra P ; Medhin, Girmay ; Kigozi, Fred ; Shidhaye, Rahul ; Fekadu, Abebaw ; Jordans, Mark ; Patel, Vikram ; Tomlinson, Mark ; Lund, Crick Date: 2016 Context A robust evidence base is now emerging that indicates that treatment for depression and alcohol use disorders (AUD) delivered in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) can be effective. However, the coverage of services for these ... Read more c b

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