Onset and clinical course of schizophrenia in Butajira-Ethiopia

Kebede, Derege; Alem, Atalay; Shibre, Teshome; Negash, Assegid; Fekadu, Abebaw; Fekadu, Daniel; Deyassa, Negussie; Jacobsson, Lars; Kullgren, Gunnar

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“…Butajira hosts a demographic surveillance site (Berhane et al, 1999) and the area has been a center for research in mental health for more than fifteen years Kebede et al, 2006;Kebede et al, 2000;Kebede et al, 2003). …”

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Violence and violent victimization in people with severe mental illness in a rural low-income country setting: A comparative cross-sectional community study

Tsigebrhan¹,

Shibre²,

Medhin³

et al. 2014

Schizophrenia Research

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“…The initial cohort of 640 people with SMI was identified during a house-tohouse survey of over 68,000 adults living in the Meskan and Mareko districts in Butajira, which was conducted between 1997 and 2001 and has been followed up for over ten years (Kebede et al, 2000;Kebede et al, 2003;Kebede et al, 2006).…”

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Violence and violent victimization in people with severe mental illness in a rural low-income country setting: A comparative cross-sectional community study

Tsigebrhan¹,

Shibre²,

Medhin³

et al. 2014

Schizophrenia Research

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“…Despite the development of several regional psychiatric units, there is evidence for limited use of services in the wider community. For example, in one of the largest ever community-based studies, conducted in southern-central Ethiopia, fewer than 10% of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had received psychiatric treatment (4,5). There is one poorly equipped rehabilitation centre situated in an isolated location outside the capital city.…”

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A descriptive analysis of admissions to Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital in Ethiopia

Fekadu¹,

Desta²,

Alem³

et al. 2007

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

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Background:The care of patients with severe mental disorder in Ethiopia remains centralized in the capital city. Objective: To assess pattern of psychiatric admission and its implication for service provision. Methods: A descriptive analysis of one-year admission data was undertaken from the only psychiatric hospital in Ethiopia. Results:The annual age-sex standardized admission rate was 4 per 100 000 (n=1564). Two-thirds of the patients came from Addis Ababa and the immediate surrounding areas. Nearly three-quarters were men, and aged 30 years or younger. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were the top two discharge diagnoses. IntroductionThe provision of adequate, fair and equitable care for patients in the developing world, particularly in subSaharan Africa is one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century health system. The "unfinished agenda" of infectious diseases (1) remains a legitimate priority, but the burden from psychiatric disorders and other chronic diseases continues to grow unchecked. These concerns are compounded by un-moderated population growth, continuing economic constraints and unparalleled socioeconomic and geo-political changes.

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“…Mental health should be considered central to any endeavour to improve the lives of homeless people [46]. The low level of treatment receipt in this homeless sample from Ethiopia may be a reflection of the overall low accessibility of mental health care in the country [26,51]. Thus, governmental plans to scale up mental health care for the general population may improve treatment receipt and, potentially, prevent the onset of homelessness among the mentally ill.…”

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Burden of mental disorders and unmet needs among street homeless people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Background: The impact of mental disorders among homeless people is likely to be substantial in low income countries because of underdeveloped social welfare and health systems. As a first step towards advocacy and provision of care, we conducted a study to determine the burden of psychotic disorders and associated unmet needs, as well as the prevalence of mental distress, suicidality, and alcohol use disorder among homeless people in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among street homeless adults. Trained community nurses screened for potential psychosis and administered standardized measures of mental distress, alcohol use disorder and suicidality. Psychiatric nurses then carried out confirmatory diagnostic interviews of psychosis and administered a locally adapted version of the Camberwell Assessment of Needs Short Appraisal Schedule.

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Onset and clinical course of schizophrenia in Butajira-Ethiopia

Abstract: This large community-based study differs from most previous studies in terms of higher male to female ratio, earlier age of onset in females and the predominance of negative symptoms.

Cited by 98 publications

References 11 publications

Violence and violent victimization in people with severe mental illness in a rural low-income country setting: A comparative cross-sectional community study

Violence and violent victimization in people with severe mental illness in a rural low-income country setting: A comparative cross-sectional community study

A descriptive analysis of admissions to Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital in Ethiopia

Burden of mental disorders and unmet needs among street homeless people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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