Community perceptions of mental illness in rural Uganda: An analysis of existing challenges facing the Bwindi Mental Health Programme

• Main Authors: Arya Shah (Author), Lydia Wheeler (Author), Kristen Sessions (Author), Yusufu Kuule (Author), Edwin Agaba (Author), Stephen P. Merry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To assess community perceptions of mental illness in the Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) catchment area: to recognise beliefs about the causes and the treatments for mental illness. To provide community data to staff at BCH as they work to develop more effective community mental health p...