article · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Mental distress and health-related quality of life in gambiense human African trypanosomiasis: a case–control study in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Junior Mudji
Nancy Ackam
Richard Odame Phillips
Blaise Madinga
Abigail Agbanyo
Yaw Ampem Amoako
Johannes Blum
Pépé Penghele Mumbere
David Molyneux

20225 citationsUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

The presence of neurological sequelae leads to mental distress and a diminished QoL in former gHAT patients. Minimising neurologic sequelae and incorporating psychosocial interventions should be essential management goals for gHAT.

Research topics

Trypanosoma species research and implications
Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Sustainable Development Goals

3Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac035

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