Emilio Ovuga

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Publications

  1. ncbi Burden of alcohol use in the Uganda Police in Kampala District
    Emilio Ovuga
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Afr Health Sci 6:14-20. 2006
  2. ncbi Post traumatic stress disorder among former child soldiers attending a rehabilitative service and primary school education in northern Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, P O Box 166, Gulu
    Afr Health Sci 8:136-41. 2008
  3. ncbi Prevalence of suicide ideation in two districts of Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Arch Suicide Res 9:321-32. 2005
  4. ncbi Integrating mental health into primary health care: local initiatives from Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, P O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
    World Psychiatry 6:60-1. 2007
  5. ncbi The prevalence of depression in two districts of Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:439-45. 2005

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Burden of alcohol use in the Uganda Police in Kampala District
    Emilio Ovuga
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Afr Health Sci 6:14-20. 2006
    ..Alcohol dependence is one of the leading causes of the global burden of disease. Among members of the Uganda Police Force, alcohol dependence has been a major contributor of poor mental health, poor work output and forced retirement...
  2. ncbi Post traumatic stress disorder among former child soldiers attending a rehabilitative service and primary school education in northern Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, P O Box 166, Gulu
    Afr Health Sci 8:136-41. 2008
    ..This study was prompted by the psychiatric hospitalization of 12 former child soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) at a rehabilitation school in northern Uganda with a case of mass psychotic behavior...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of suicide ideation in two districts of Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Arch Suicide Res 9:321-32. 2005
    ..In-depth observational studies are needed to fully understand the process of suicide ideation in Uganda...
  4. ncbi Integrating mental health into primary health care: local initiatives from Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, P O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
    World Psychiatry 6:60-1. 2007
    ..These initiatives show that it is possible to empower communities to participate in the development of mental health programs in a low-income country...
  5. ncbi The prevalence of depression in two districts of Uganda
    Emilio Ovuga
    Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:439-45. 2005
    ..4%. Significantly higher rates were found in women and in Adjumani District. CONCLUSION: Depression is common in Uganda and particularly in the more troubled and less socially cohesive district of Adjumani...