Deliberate self-harm as seen in Kampala, Uganda - a case-control studyEugene Kinyanda
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:318-25. 2004
..A study to investigate deliberate self-harm (DSH) in an African context was undertaken in Uganda...
- Negative life events associated with deliberate self-harm in an African population in Uganda
E Kinyanda
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Crisis 26:4-11. 2005
..In conclusion, life events appear to be an important factor in DSH in this cultural environment. The implication of these results for treatment and the future development of suicide interventions in this country are discussed...
- Psychological factors in deliberate self-harm as seen in a urban African population in Uganda: a case-control study
Eugene Kinyanda
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Suicide Life Threat Behav 35:468-77. 2005
..This study further raises questions about the universality of the structural relationship among depression, hopelessness, and suicidality...
- Repetition of deliberate self-harm as seen in Uganda
Eugene Kinyanda
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Arch Suicide Res 9:333-44. 2005
..Furthermore, a multivariate analysis was conducted resulting in only sexual problems and the psychological factor of trait anger, which retained statistical significance. The significance of these findings is discussed...
- Suicidal behavior as communication in a cultural context: a comparative study between Uganda and Norway
Heidi Hjelmeland
Department of Social Work and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Crisis 29:137-44. 2008
..The results are discussed in terms of the differences in the psychological characteristics of the suicidal persons in the two countries, as well as the different cultural settings of the study...
Distancing: a traditional mechanism of dealing with suicide among the Baganda, UgandaJames Mugisha
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, N 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Transcult Psychiatry 48:624-42. 2011
..These rituals are characterized by broad themes: the regulation of affect and the attempt to secure future generations...
- Self-reported suicidal behavior and attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana, Uganda, and Norway
Heidi Hjelmeland
Department of Social Work and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Crisis 29:20-31. 2008
..Some differences were also found between the two African countries. The implications of the results for suicide prevention in Africa are discussed...
- Doing qualitative research on suicide in a developing country: practical and ethical challenges
James Mugisha
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Crisis 32:15-23. 2011
..Many of the challenges addressed in this article have not been described earlier in suicide research conducted in the developing world...
- Alcohol and suicide in postconflict northern Uganda: a qualitative psychological autopsy study
Dorothy Kizza
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Crisis 33:95-105. 2012
..Alcohol has been noted to be an important factor in nearly 68% of the suicides in Northern Uganda, yet exactly how alcohol contributes to suicide in this region has not been studied...
- An escape from agony: a qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
Dorothy Kizza
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 7:1-13. 2012
..Changes in the traditional gender roles, men's quest for their lost masculinity, and women's attempt to fight for their rights that was perceived as a cultural transgression contributed to the women's suicides...
- Mental health workers' views on the criminalization of suicidal behaviour in Uganda
Heidi Hjelmeland
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Social Work and Health Science, Trondheim, and Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Health Surveillance and Suicide Prevention, Oslo, Norway
Med Sci Law 52:148-51. 2012
..A few were ambivalent. The findings indicate a need for increased awareness of the negative consequences of the law as well as educating mental health workers in understanding of suicidal behaviour and suicidal people...
- A discussion of the value of cross-cultural studies in search of the meaning(s) of suicidal behavior and the methodological challenges of such studies
Heidi Hjelmeland
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Arch Suicide Res 10:15-27. 2006
..Whether this result is due to different latent variables indicating differences in meaning(s) of suicidal behavior between the two countries or lack of reliability and/or validity of the instrument is discussed...
