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Large Scale Genetic Research On Neuropsychiatric Disorders In African Populations Is Needed, Shareefa Dalvie, Nastassja Koen, Laramie Duncan, Catherine Abbo, Dickens Akena, Lukoye Atwoli, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Kirsten A. Donald, Eugene Kinyanda, Christine Lochner

Internal Medicine, East Africa

In recent years there have been significant insights into the complex aetiologies of neurodevelopmental brain disorders. For example, neuropsychiatric genetics has achieved success with the identification of 108 loci for schizophrenia (Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2014). Furthermore, meta-analyses of genomewide association study (GWAS) results encompassing thousands of samples have been completed for other psychiatric disorders including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism

Symptoms Of Depression Among Patients Attending A Diabetes Care Clinic In Rural Western Kenya, Kristen Shirey, Simon M. Manyara, Lukoye Atwoli, Ryan Tomlin, Benson Gakinya, Stephanie Cheng, Jemima Kamano, Jeremiah Laktabai, Sonak Pastakia

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Objective: The prevalence of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa is rising, but its relationship to depression is not well-characterized. This report describes depressive symptom prevalence and associations with adherence and outcomes among patients with diabetes in a rural, resource-constrained setting.

Methods: In the Webuye, Kenya diabetes clinic, we conducted a chart review, analyzing data including medication adherence, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), clinic attendance, and PHQ-2 depression screening results.

Results: Among 253 patients, 20.9% screened positive for depression. Prevalence in females was higher than in males; 27% vs 15% (p = 0.023). Glycemic control trends were better in those screening negative; at 24 …

Association Between Traumatic Events And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Results From The Esemed-Spain Study, B Olaya, J Alonso, Lukoye Atwoli, R C. Kessler, G Vilagut, J M. Haro

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Background: The relative importance of traumatic events (TEs) in accounting for the social burden of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could vary according to cross-cultural factors. In that sense, no such studies have yet been conducted in the Spanish general population. The present study aims to determine the epidemiology of trauma and PTSD in a Spanish community sample using the randomly selected TEs method.

Methods: The European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD)-Spain is a cross-sectional household survey of a representative sample of adult population. Lifetime prevalence of self-reported TEs and lifetime and 12-month prevalence of PTSD were evaluated …

Frequency Of Metabolic Syndrome In Psychiatric Patients, Is This The Time To Develop A Standardized Protocol To Reduce The Morbidity From An Acute Care Psychiatry Unit., Tariq Munshi, Archana Patel, Mir Nadeem Mazhar, Emaduddin Siddiqui

Department of Emergency Medicine

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the frequency of Metabolic Syndrome among psychiatric patients and to look for the correlation between the two medical conditions.

METHODS:

The cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2013 at the acute care psychiatry in-patient unit at Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada, and comprised adult patients of both genders diagnosed under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. For Metabolic Syndrome, definitions outlined by the International Diabetes Federation were used. The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of presence or absence of the Syndrome and were compared for clinical and …