Psychiatry for primary health care in Uganda / editor, Emilio Ovuga.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ovuga, Emilio B. L.

Series:

Fountain health and welfare series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental Disorders--therapy.

Psychiatry.

Mental health services.

Uganda.

Mental Health Services.

Primary Health Care.

Mental health services--Uganda.

Psychiatry--Uganda.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--therapy.

Uganda.

Mental Health Services.

Primary Health Care.

Physical Description:

241 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kampala : Makerere University : Fountain, 2006.

Contents:

Admission, discharge, and referral of patients / Emilio Ovuga

Communication in provision of health care / Emilio Ovuga

Professional ethics in the provision of mental health services / Emilio Ovuga

Causes of mental illness / Samuel Maling

Classification of mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga

General symptoms of mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga

Depression / Emilio Ovuga

Mania / Harriet Birabwa

Anxiety disorders / Emilio Ovuga

Psychosis / Emilio Ovuga

Schizophrenia / Emilio Ovuga

Organic mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga

Delirium / Emilio Ovuga

Delirium tremens / Emilio Ovuga

Alcohol and drug abuse (substance abuse) / Samuel Maling

Mental health aspects of HIV/AIDS / Emilio Ovuga

Mental health aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology / Juliet Nakku

Psychological impact of trauma / Emilio Ovuga

Dementia / Emilio Ovuga

Epilepsy / Emilio Ovuga

Morbid jealousy / Emilio Ovuga

Personality disorders / Emilio Ovuga

Problems in sexual function / Emilio Ovuga

Forensic psychiatry / Emilio Ovuga

Somatoform disorders (psychosomatic disorders) / Emilio Ovuga

Psychiatric emergencies / Emilio Ovuga

Mental disorders in children and adolescents / Grace Nakasi

Enuresis in childhood and adolescence / Emilio Ovuga

Management of mental disorders / Emilio Ovuga

Drugs used in psychiatry / Emilio Ovuga

Management of excited behaviour / Emilio Ovuga

If a patient is not improving adequately / Emilio Ovuga

Compliance / Emilio Ovuga

Non-pharmacological methods of treatment in psychiatry / Emilio Ovuga

Traditional medicine / Catherine Abbo

The Mental Treatment Act / Emilio Ovuga

Mental health services and referral points / Emilio Ovuga

The role of the family in the provision of health care / Emilio Ovuga

The role of the community in the delivery of mental health services / John Wakida

Mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders / John Wakida

Psychological methods of therapy / Emilio Ovuga.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index.

ISBN:

9789970026111

9970026119

OCLC:

123947331