Search Results - "Tsigebrhan, Ruth"
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Comorbid mental disorders and quality of life of people with epilepsy attending primary health care clinics in rural Ethiopia
Published in PloS one (20-01-2021)“…Evidence from high-income countries demonstrates that co-morbid mental disorders in people with epilepsy adversely affect clinical and social outcomes…”
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Co-morbid mental health conditions in people with epilepsy and association with quality of life in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Health and quality of life outcomes (20-01-2023)“…Comorbid mental health conditions are common in people with epilepsy and have a significant negative impact on important epilepsy outcomes, although the…”
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Implementing integrated services for people with epilepsy in primary care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Published in BMC health services research (21-05-2018)“…In order to tackle the considerable treatment gap for epilepsy in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a task sharing model is recommended whereby…”
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Help seeking and suicidality among people with epilepsy in a rural low income country setting: cross-sectional survey
Published in International journal of mental health systems (14-07-2017)“…Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder associated with a high level of psychiatric comorbidity. Suicidality is a recognised complication of epilepsy. As…”
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Performance of primary health care workers in detection of mental disorders comorbid with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia
Published in BMC family practice (14-10-2021)“…Timely detection and management of comorbid mental disorders in people with epilepsy is essential to improve outcomes. The objective of this study was to…”
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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
Published in Schizophrenia research (01-01-2014)“…Abstract Background Violence perpetrated by and against people with severe mental illness (SMI) is important but rarely investigated in low- and middle income…”
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Supporting African communities to increase resilience and mental health of kids with developmental disabilities and their caregivers using the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training Programme (SPARK trial): study protocol for a cluster randomised clinical controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (24-10-2024)“…Most children with developmental disabilities (DD) live in low- and middle-income countries, but access to services is limited, impacting their ability to…”
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