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Mental health care in post-genocide Rwanda: evaluation of a program specializing in posttraumatic stress disorder and substance abuse.
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- COVID-19 pandemic against mental health services for genocide survivors during commemoration week in Rwanda.Heliyon · 2020Article
- Linking coping strategies to locally-perceived aetiologies of mental distress in northern Rwanda.BMJ global health · 2020Article
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- Validity, Reliability, and Diagnostic Cut-off of the Kinyarwandan Version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in Rwanda.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Community Resilience and Long-Term Impacts of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Northern Rwanda.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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- Forensic psychiatry in Rwanda.Global health action · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundFollowing the genocide, millions of Rwandans are likely living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Le Centre Psychothérapeutique Icyizere provides the only specialized treatment for PTSD in the Rwandan healthcare system.
methodsDemographics, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and scores on assessments of functioning and PTSD were recorded from clinical charts of all patients receiving care between October 2013 and 2014. Descriptive statistics and within-group
resultsA total of 719 patients (55.08% male) received care. Patients were more educated, more likely to live in the capital, and less likely to be married than the general population. Patients reported high desire for, and strong satisfaction with, care. Most patients (55.60%) were still in care by the end of the program evaluation. Functioning improved from intake to discharge (
conclusionsThis program evaluation demonstrated the utility of a low-resource information management system to provide clarity about the patient population and outcomes. Results suggest that services are effective and sustainable, although people with PTSD were not the primary recipients of care. Disparities in care by diagnosis, education, marital status, and geography are discussed. Results have contributed to changes in service delivery and care and efforts to increase access to care.
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