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Psychological Distress Among Ethnically Diverse Participants From Eastern and Southern Africa

20242 citationsOpen accessAga Khan University Kenya

Abstract

In this case-control study among ethnically diverse African participants, psychological distress was associated with traumatic stress, substance use, and physical symptoms. These findings were observed to be consistent with previous research that emphasizes the importance of traumatic events as a factor associated with risk for psychopathology and notes the frequent co-occurrence of conditions such as physical symptoms, depression, and anxiety.

Research topics

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38304

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