A review of the health problems of the internally displaced persons in Africa

ET Owoaje, OC Uchendu, TO Ajayi… - Nigerian postgraduate …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Globally, over 40 million people were displaced as a result of wars and violence due to
religious and ethnic conflicts in 2015 while 19.2 million were displaced by natural disasters …

Health status and health care needs of drought-related migrants in the Horn of Africa—a qualitative investigation

K Lindvall, J Kinsman, A Abraha, A Dalmar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, situated in the Horn of Africa, are highly vulnerable to climate
change, which manifests itself through increasing temperatures, erratic rains and prolonged …

Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: a randomised …

RA Bryant, A Schafer, KS Dawson, D Anjuri… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) represents a major cause of psychological
morbidity worldwide, and particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although …

The comparative impact of cash transfers and a psychotherapy program on psychological and economic well-being

J Haushofer, R Mudida, JP Shapiro - 2020 - nber.org
We study the economic and psychological effects of a USD 1076 PPP unconditional cash
transfer, a five-week psychotherapy program, and the combination of both interventions …

Depression and anxiety symptoms, social support, and demographic factors among Kenyan high school students

TL Osborn, KE Venturo-Conerly, AR Wasil… - Journal of Child and …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Depression and anxiety are leading causes of youth disability worldwide, yet our
understanding of these conditions in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) youths is limited. Research …

Single-session digital intervention for adolescent depression, anxiety, and well-being: Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial with Kenyan adolescents.

TL Osborn, M Rodriguez, AR Wasil… - Journal of consulting …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Background: Adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms are prevalent in sub-Saharan
African countries, yet treatment options are scarce, and stigma limits help-seeking. Brief …

Group intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: outcomes of a randomized trial with adolescents in Kenya

TL Osborn, AR Wasil, KE Venturo-Conerly… - Behavior therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Youth mental health interventions in low-resource communities may benefit from including
empirically supported elements, using stigma-free content, and using trained lay-providers …

Factores asociados a la conducta suicida en Colombia. Resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Mental 2015

A Arenas, C Gómez-Restrepo, M Rondón - Revista colombiana de …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introducción La conducta suicida es un desenlace importante como causa de mortalidad en
el mundo, por lo que es relevante conocer los factores asociados a la conducta para la …

Disruptions, adjustments and hopes: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on child well‐being in five Majority World Countries

S Haffejee, P Vostanis, M O'Reilly, E Law… - Children & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drawing on integrated data from focus groups and diary entries, we explored the impact of
the COVID‐19 pandemic on child well‐being for children from five Majority World Countries …

Complementing standard Western measures of depression with locally co-developed instruments: a cross-cultural study on the experience of depression among the …

TL Osborn, A Kleinman, JR Weisz - Transcultural Psychiatry, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Our present understanding of depression relies on a Western nosology that might not be
generalizable across diverse cultures around the world. As a consequence, current clinical …