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Hindi International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372
Emilio Ovuga Author
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Uganda; Trauma; War; PTSD; Anxiety; Depression; Children
Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Uganda
Biography
Dr Emilio Ovuga, PhD dr med, is retired Professor of Psychiatry and Mental Health, and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Gulu University in northern Uganda. Dr Ovuga completed his undergraduate medical education at Makerere University in 1976, and postgraduate training in psychiatry at the same university in 1981. Dr Ovuga holds a joint PhD of Karolinska Institute, Sweden and Makerere University, Uganda, in suicidology and psychiatric epidemiology.
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The Psychological Impact of War and Abduction on Children in Northern Uganda: A Review
Author(s): Sarah Dokkedahl, Henry Oboke, Emilio Ovuga and Ask Elklit
Objectives: In more than two decades northern Uganda was affected by the war between the government and the LRA. Children were abducted and affected during the war, but what is the psychological and social impact of war on the children?
Methods: In this study we reviewed 40 epidemiological trauma studies conducted in Uganda from 2004-2014 using databases.
Results: The psychological impact was found in many different domains ranging from mental health problems like PTSD, depression, view more»
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