Mental health in post-genocide Rwanda
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Mental health care in post-genocide Rwanda: evaluation of a program specializing in posttraumatic stress disorder and substance abuse
BACKGROUND Following 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. METHODS Demographics, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and scores on assessments of functioning and PTSD were recorded from clinical charts of all patients r...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Psychiatry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1749-3676
DOI: 10.1192/s1749367600002733