Browsing by Author "Seggane, Musisi"
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Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda
Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Seggane, Musisi; Allebeck, Peter; Robertson, Kevin; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly; Clifford, David B; Sacktor, Ned (BMC Psychiatry, 2010)Background: Among patients with HIV infection, depression is the most frequently observed psychiatric disorder. The presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunction among HIV patients has not been well studied in ... -
Early-onset versus late-onset HIV-related secondary mania in Uganda
Nakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda; Seggane, Musisi; Katabira, Elly; Kiwuwa, Mpungu Steven (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2008)Background: First-episode secondary mania in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been described among samples of predominantly Caucasian, HIV-positive male patients in developed countries. Objective: The goal ... -
Life events associated with major depression in Ugandan Primary Healthcare (PHC) patients: issues of cultural specificity
Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Ågren, Hans; Neema, Stella; Maganda, Albert Koma; Seggane, Musisi (SAGE Publications, 2008)Objective: The study compared life events experienced by depressed patients seen at primary healthcare (PHC) centres with those among healthy community controls. Method: Data was collected from 74 depressed patients and ... -
Psychiatric disorders among the elderly on non-psychiatric wards in an African setting
Nakasujja, Noeline; Seggane, Musisi; Walugembe, James; Wallace, Daphne (International Psychogeriatrics, 2007)Background: The elderly are vulnerable to illness and particularly to psychiatric illness. Many mentally ill elderly patients end up on non-psychiatric wards owing to somatization of their illnesses. Even for these ...