[HTML][HTML] Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric comorbidities and associated factors among refugees in Nakivale camp in southwestern Uganda

AM Bapolisi, SJ Song, C Kesande, GZ Rukundo… - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Armed conflict in Africa has led to displacement of over 24.2 million
people, more than 1.4 million of whom are living in Uganda. Studies show that refugees …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist–5 (PCL-5) in a primary care population with high HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe

R Verhey, D Chibanda, L Gibson, J Brakarsh, S Seedat - BMC psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Background There is a dearth of validated tools measuring posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in low and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. We validated the Shona …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder among Somali ex-combatants: a validation study

M Odenwald, B Lingenfelder, M Schauer, F Neuner… - Conflict and …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background In Somalia, a large number of active and former combatants are
affected by psychological problems such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This …

The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder

WE Schlenger, RA Kulka, JA Fairbank… - … of Traumatic Stress, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Findings from the Congressionally mandated National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment
Study indicate that nearly one‐half million Vietnam veterans—15.2% of the men and 8.5% of …

Continuous traumatic stress as a mental and physical health challenge: Case studies from South Africa

D Kaminer, G Eagle… - Journal of health …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This article discusses the condition of continuous traumatic stress as common on the African
continent and in other international settings characterised by very high levels of ongoing …

Risk factors associated with PTSD and major depression among Cambodian refugees in Utah

RG Blair - Health & Social Work, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The study reported in this article is a secondary analysis of data collected from a random
sample of 124 Cambodian adults, ages 18 to 76 years. Participants were interviewed about …

Continuous traumatic stress: Conceptual conversations in contexts of global conflict, violence and trauma.

G Stevens, G Eagle, D Kaminer… - Peace and Conflict …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
In the last 6 decades, large sections of the global population have been exposed to ongoing
dangers in circumstances of pervasive conflict, violence and trauma. In this article, we revisit …

Post-traumatic stress disorder among recently diagnosed patients with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

BO Olley, MD Zeier, S Seedat, DJ Stein - AIDS care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress
disorder in recently diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa. One hundred and forty …

Long-term effect of psychological trauma on the mental health of Vietnamese refugees resettled in Australia: a population-based study

Z Steel, D Silove, T Phan, A Bauman - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
Background What are the deleterious effects of mass trauma on the psychological wellbeing
of refugees and other war-affected populations? Most epidemiological data are for short-to …