R Uwakwe

Summary

Affiliation: University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Country: Nigeria

Publications

  1. ncbi Psychiatric morbidity in elderly patients admitted to non-psychiatric wards in a general/teaching hospital in Nigeria
    R Uwakwe
    Clinical Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:346-54. 2000
  2. ncbi The pattern of psychiatric disorders among the aged in a selected community in Nigeria
    R Uwakwe
    Clinical Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:355-62. 2000
  3. ncbi Management of appendiceal masses in a peripheral hospital in Nigeria: review of thirty cases
    Pius I S Okafor
    St Victoria Specialist Hospital, Ekwulobia, Anambra State, Nigeria
    World J Surg 27:800-3. 2003
  4. ncbi Common psychiatric disorders over a lifetime: age of onset, risk and treatment contact in the Nigerian survey of mental health and wellbeing
    O Gureje
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    Afr J Med Med Sci 37:207-17. 2008
  5. ncbi The use of herbal products in dementia: experience of Kippo in four Nigerians
    R Uwakwe
    Dept of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Niger J Clin Pract 8:51-5. 2005
  6. ncbi The views of some selected Nigerians about mental disorders
    R Uwakwe
    Department of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Niger Postgrad Med J 14:319-24. 2007
  7. ncbi Sources of sexual information and its relevance to sexual behaviour in Nigeria
    J E N Okonkwo
    Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 5025, Nigeria
    West Afr J Med 21:185-7. 2002
  8. ncbi The use of herbal products in dementia: experience of Kippo in four Nigerians
    R Uwakwe
    Dept of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Niger J Clin Pract 8:51-5. 2005
  9. ncbi Disability and care-giving in old age in a Nigerian community
    R Uwakwe
    Department of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi Anambra State Nigeria
    Niger J Clin Pract 10:58-65. 2007

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Psychiatric morbidity in elderly patients admitted to non-psychiatric wards in a general/teaching hospital in Nigeria
    R Uwakwe
    Clinical Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:346-54. 2000
    ..To determine the mental morbidity rate and types of disorders in elderly patients admitted to non-psychiatric wards of a teaching hospital in Nigeria; the ability of the non-psychiatrists to recognise the mental disorders was also assessed...
  2. ncbi The pattern of psychiatric disorders among the aged in a selected community in Nigeria
    R Uwakwe
    Clinical Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:355-62. 2000
    ..To describe the common mental disorders in elderly Nigerians living at home...
  3. ncbi Management of appendiceal masses in a peripheral hospital in Nigeria: review of thirty cases
    Pius I S Okafor
    St Victoria Specialist Hospital, Ekwulobia, Anambra State, Nigeria
    World J Surg 27:800-3. 2003
    ..More men are affected than women, and most cases can be diagnosed before surgery, although some patients must await more sophisticated diagnostic tools or surgical exploration for diagnosis...
  4. ncbi Common psychiatric disorders over a lifetime: age of onset, risk and treatment contact in the Nigerian survey of mental health and wellbeing
    O Gureje
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    Afr J Med Med Sci 37:207-17. 2008
    ..Nevertheless, even for identified cases, current treatment coverage falls far short of need...
  5. ncbi The use of herbal products in dementia: experience of Kippo in four Nigerians
    R Uwakwe
    Dept of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Niger J Clin Pract 8:51-5. 2005
    ..No definite conclusion could be drawn on the efficacy and safety of Kippo in dementia in this short study. We recommend a well controlled larger scale investigation of the effect of Kippo on well defined different subtypes of dementia...
  6. ncbi The views of some selected Nigerians about mental disorders
    R Uwakwe
    Department of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Niger Postgrad Med J 14:319-24. 2007
    ..To determine the views of sampled subjects about mental disorders and their treatment recommendations of such disorders...
  7. ncbi Sources of sexual information and its relevance to sexual behaviour in Nigeria
    J E N Okonkwo
    Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 5025, Nigeria
    West Afr J Med 21:185-7. 2002
    ..It may be counter-productive in Nigeria if the adolescents continue to learn about sexuality on their own from books, magazines and films...
  8. ncbi The use of herbal products in dementia: experience of Kippo in four Nigerians
    R Uwakwe
    Dept of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Niger J Clin Pract 8:51-5. 2005
    ..No definite conclusion could be drawn on the efficacy and safety of Kippo in dementia in this short study. We recommend a well controlled larger scale investigation of the effect of Kippo on well defined different subtypes of dementia...
  9. ncbi Disability and care-giving in old age in a Nigerian community
    R Uwakwe
    Department of Mental Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi Anambra State Nigeria
    Niger J Clin Pract 10:58-65. 2007
    ..To describe the pattern of disability and care for older community residents in a selected Nigerian location...